[To learn English] Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide that was triggered by a storm, Italy's civil protection chief said on Tuesday. Niscemi, a town of about 25,000 in south-central Sicily, sits on a plateau that authorities say is gradually collapsing toward the plain below. More than 1,500 people have had to be evacuated. 意大利民防部门负责人周二表示，西西里岛尼塞米镇的房屋在暴风雨引发的山体滑坡后，摇摇欲坠地矗立在悬崖边。 尼塞米镇位于西西里岛中南部，人口约2.5万，坐落在一个高原上。当局称，该高原正在逐渐向下方平原滑落。目前已有超过1500人被迫撤离。 LearnEnglishLeave a remark