8 dead, several missing after deadly Ischia mudslide
STORY: 8 dead, several missing after deadly Ischia mudslide
DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022
LENGTH: 00:05:06
LOCATION: Rome
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
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1. various of search and rescue
STORYLINE:
At least eight people were confirmed dead and several were still missing on Monday after a rain-triggered landslide on the Italian island of Ischia.
The landslide happened after two days of heavy rains, which also caused floods that destroyed residential buildings.
The number of victims was confirmed by Naples Prefect Claudio Palomba at a press conference after an emergency meeting of the Civil Protection Department, which is coordinating rescue efforts on the island.
Rescue work was still ongoing on Monday involving some 240 staff deployed by the Interior Ministry and over 150 firefighters using drones and rescue dogs.
The most affected area was the port of Casamicciola Terme, one of the municipalities of Ischia, where at least 30 houses were destroyed, according to the prefect.
Overall, some 230 people have been eva
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