CIEE Security Alert - Milan

Emergency personnel are responding to a tram derailment in central Milan as of the evening of Feb. 27. The incident reportedly occurred at around 16:00 as the tram in question was operating on Line 9 and traveling along Viale Vittorio Veneto near the intersection with Via Lazzaretto between Piazza della Repubblica and Piazza Oberdan. At least one person was killed and about 40 others injured in the accident. The cause of the derailment remains unclear.

At this time, we have no reports that any CIEE Milan participants have been impacted. As this is a developing situation, CIEE will continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in contact with our participants.