Landslide in Ischia, the body of a woman recovered. Mayor: “It’s a tragedy”
In the early hours of the day, around 5, different areas of Ischia have been affected by landslides. In particular to be affected is Casamicciola Terme where, due to heavy rains, a river of mud and debris he came down the mountain dragging cars and people with him. The landslide would have started from the Celario area, and then headed towards the sea, causing damage throughout Casamicciola Terme.
According to the latest Carabinieri report, they are 12 I dispersed. The family was found with a newborn whose traces had been lost. But the budget is still provisional. It’s a woman there first confirmed victim; her body was identified and recovered in Piazza Maio, where she was overwhelmed by mud.
Road traffic blocked. The Celario area remained without electricity. At least 30 families are estimated to be trapped in their homes and that they are without water and without light. It is a total of about 100 people which have yet to be achieved. The road that leads to their homes, via Santa Barbara, is currently impassable due to the mud, boulders and debris that are blocking it and they are trying to free it with various earth-moving machines and dewatering pumps.
Several accesses to the Anna Rizzoli hospital, of which a 60-year-old in code of maximum gravity. On the island have arrived so far one seventy firefighters of reinforcement with ferries and with a helicopter of the corps; the new group has arrived and is now working in collaboration with the three Ischia teams engaged since last night. Firefighters confirm that at the moment no victims were found on the island. Other firefighters will continue to arrive on the island in the Gulf of Naples in the next few hours even if they are there connection problems.
“It’s a tragedy, the number of missing is still uncertain in Casamicciola. Due to bad weather on the island of Ischia we also have other localized difficult situationsbut fortunately in this case not particularly serious, such as flooding and other situations that can be treated and contained”. This was reported by the mayor of Ischia, Enzo Ferrandino. While the mayor of Lacco AmenoGiacomo Pascale, states that “they are there 20-30 isolated households it’s a dozens of buildings collapsed“.