A landslide occurred on the Italian resort island of Ischia on the 26th, killing seven people, including children, and leaving five missing.
On the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples in southern Italy, 126 mm of rain fell in 6 hours by the 26th, the heaviest rain in the last 20 years, and a large-scale landslide occurred in the early hours of the 26th.
According to local police and others, seven people, including three-week-old newborns and children, have died and five people have gone missing since they were caught in a landslide.
Victims include foreign tourists on the island of Ischia, a famous resort known for its hot springs and beautiful coastline, about 30 kilometers off the coast of Naples.
The damaged areas are densely packed with buildings such as hotels and houses, and more than 200 rescue teams are still searching for missing people on the island, and hundreds of volunteers are cleaning up the town. increase.
Footage taken at the site shows buildings and cars buried in the earth and sand.
A local resident said of the situation at the time of the landslide, "When her husband woke up and went outside, water and mud flowed like a waterfall. I tried to go to the parking lot, but it was already muddy. It was full of people," he said.
The Italian government declared a state of emergency on the island of Ischia on the 27th and announced that it will contribute 2 million euros for relief activities and infrastructure restoration.