Italy: the number of missing people due to landslides rises to 13

The number of people missing from a strong flood and landslide on the Italian island of Ischia (South) has risen to thirteen, as confirmed to EFE by police sources, who emphasize that no fatalities have been confirmed so far.

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This is a provisional balance of the people of whom there is no news since the search efforts have only begun due to the difficulties of access to the area of ​​the emergency teams, which call for caution.

The island of Ischia, in front of the gulf of naplesregistered tonight torrential rains that caused flooding and a serious landslide that violently dragged everything in its path in the municipality of Casamicciola, on its north face.

In this way, a part of a mountain gave way and reached several houses in the town, which are being tracked by emergency teams, reinforced with units arriving from Naples and other points.

Among the missing are three members of a family, with a small child, and a 25-year-old foreign student whose nationality has not yet been confirmed, according to local media.

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All of them were supposedly in the houses flooded by the mud, according to the same sources.

The first images that arrive from the island are of authentic chaos, with entire neighborhoods devastated by rocks and trees uprooted, cars buried in the mud and houses destroyed, with dozens of buildings collapsed, at least twenty.

Firefighter spokesman Luca Cari confirmed that several people had already been rescued from the mud, including a man and two others whose vehicle had been dragged into the sea.

The mayor of Ischia, Enzo Ferrandino, asked the population not to leave their homes and lamented “serious damage” in the area.

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“It’s a tragedy. The number of missing is still uncertain in Casamicciola. Because of the bad weather on the island we have many other critical situations”, Indian.

The rescuers are also trying to access the Terme Manzi hotel in Casamicciola, where some people remain unable to leave without electricity.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni remains in “constant contact” with the Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies, Nello Musumeci, and with the regional authorities and expressed his closeness in a statement to those affected.

The island of Ischia is one of the main tourist destinations in Italy during the summer and is part of the Neapolitan archipelago, of volcanic origin and with steep slopes, which is why it often suffers from this type of landslide, the last time in 2009.

Source: Elcomercio

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