The territory of the '' comune '' is part of the Nebrodi mountains . It has had two major landslides of record . The first was in 1754 , and a second large one occurred in 1922 . On 1 – 2 October 2009 , the province of Messina suffered devastating , widespread mudslides after a sudden heavy rainstorm ; scores of residents died
mudslides
2009 Messina floods and mudslides
San Fratello