China News Agency, Beijing, November 27th, Rome news: According to ANSA news agency, a landslide occurred on the island of Ischia in southern Italy due to heavy rainfall. Local officials told the media that one person died, 13 were injured, and 11 Missing.
According to Reuters, Naples Regional Administrator Claudio Palumba confirmed at a press conference that a woman had been confirmed dead in the disaster.
Ansa news agency reported that about 70 firefighters, civil defense personnel and police were at the scene to carry out search and rescue work, but severe weather conditions complicated the rescue operation.
They used as many as 20 types of machinery, including helicopters, drones and earth-moving equipment.
Italian Interior Minister Piantedossi said that the disaster was so severe that some residents may still be in the mud and about 200 people had to be evacuated from buildings at risk of collapse.
Officials said as much as 150 millimeters of rain fell over the course of six hours, the BBC reported.
According to Ansa News Agency, local residents confirmed that the roaring sound began to be heard at 3 am on the 26th. The first landslide occurred, and another one occurred around 5 am.
At least 10 buildings were destroyed.
Ischia Mayor Enzo Ferrandino urged people to stay indoors and not to go out.
Ischia Island is located in the province of Naples in southern Italy. It has beautiful scenery and is a tourist attraction in Italy.
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