Living on the Edge: The Niscemi Landslide Crisis

Looking toward the future, Niscemi faces a grueling recovery period that will likely take years. The immediate focus is on "shoring up" the most critical slopes with concrete injections and retaining walls to prevent further loss of life. However, these are temporary bandages on a much larger wound; a comprehensive re-engineering of the town's relationship with its geography will be required to prevent a repeat of the Harry catastrophe.