The number of people missing due to severe flooding and landslides on the Italian island of Ischia (south) rose to thirteen, police sources told EFE, emphasizing that no casualties have been confirmed so far.
This situation is a temporary balance of people who have just started the search operations due to the difficulties experienced in reaching the region by the emergency teams calling for measures and who have not been heard from yet.
On the island of Ischia, overlooking the Bay of Naples, heavy rains were recorded tonight in the municipality of Casamicciola on the north face, causing severe flooding and severe landslides that raged on everything in its path.
Meanwhile, part of a mountain collapsed, reaching many houses in the town. The follow-up of the emergency teams is reinforced by troops from Naples and elsewhere.
Between Among the missing are three members of a family with a young child and a 25-year-old foreign student. It has not yet been confirmed, according to local media.
According to the same sources, all of them allegedly were in houses flooded with mud. The first images from the island are of real chaos, with entire neighborhoods devastated by uprooted rocks and trees, cars buried in mud and homes destroyed, and at least twenty dozen buildings destroyed.
Firefighter spokesman Luca Carl confirmed the incident. They’ve already managed to get a few people out of the mud.Among them was a man and two other people whose vehicle was dragged into the sea.
Enzo Ferrandino, Mayor of Ischia, He asked the public not to leave their homes and regretted that there was “serious damage” in the area.
“This is a tragedy. The number of casualties in Casamicciola is still uncertain. We are facing many other critical situations due to the bad weather on the island”, Indian.
this Rescuers are also trying to reach the Terme Manzi hotel in Casamicciola. where some people can’t get out without electricity.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is in office “constant contact” with the Minister of Civil Protection and Marine Policy, Nello Musumeci made a statement to those affected by the incident and expressed his closeness with the regional authorities.
The island of Ischia is one of Italy’s main tourist destinations in summer and is part of the Naples archipelago. Due to its volcanic origin and steep slope, it is often exposed to such landslides, most recently in 2009.