Torrential rain hit the port of Casamicciola Terme, one of six small towns on Ischia island, triggering flooding and bringing down buildings, with rescue efforts underway to search for missing persons.
Seventy firefighters are working on the island to rescue residents from damaged buildings and search for missing persons.The south of Italy, where houses are often built illegally, sidestepping safety regulations, is susceptible to fatal landslides.
"Currently, the confirmed death toll is one, a woman. Eight missing persons have been found, including a child, and there still are around 10 missing," the prefect of Naples, Claudio Palomba, told a news conference. Images showed thick mud, debris and stones in Casamicciola Terme. Several cars were submerged on the shoreline, apparently pushed into the sea by the storm./"There are some difficulties in the rescue operations because the weather conditions are still challenging", Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told reporters in Rome.
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