Landslide hits Italian island of Ischia, one woman dead, 10 missing


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  • Saturday, 26 Nov 2022

Debris are seen on the street, following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 26, 2022. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS

CASAMICCIOLA TERME/MILAN (Reuters) -A woman was found dead and around 10 people were still missing on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide engulfed buildings during heavy rain on Saturday, a local Italian government official said.

Torrential rain hit the port of Casamicciola Terme, one of the six small towns on the island, in the early hours, triggering flooding and bringing down buildings.

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