The death Toll from a landslide it hit The small Italian island of Ischia on Saturday him climbed to seven, a official Sunday said.
The victims included a newborn baby and two childrenwere killed afterwards record brought rains on devastating landslide.
five people The Prefect of Naples, Claudio Palomba, said L.A news conspiracy. dozens of Emergency workers rushed to the island while rescue divers searched the waters off Sahel said.
Wave of Mud, debris and stones separated from the island highest mountain on Saturday and crashed down over houses and roads in And around the city of Casamicciola Terme.
Aerial photos and videos showed buildings smashed by the landslide and several cars pushed into the sea by what happened one A resident described it as “a waterfall of water and mud.”
Densely populated Ischia is a volcanic island located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Naples. It attracts visitors to the thermal baths and its picturesque coast.
episodes of It has become torrential rain more common And the more capacitor in The light of Experts say climate change is exacerbating hydrogeological risks in several parts of Italia.
statistics show Ischia has a large number of homes that were built Illegally, permanently placing the population risk Floods and earthquakes – which often hit mountain island over The past Years.
The fatal The landslide reignited the political debate over Amnesties for Granting illegal buildings in Recent decades and indecision of Some politicians to address issue.
“People have to understand that they can’t live in some areas and buildings in Dangerous areas must be torn down, Campania Governor Vincenzo De Luca told the official RAI station on Sunday.
Italia new Right wing government Led by Giorgia Meloni held a cabinet meeting on Sunday issued a decree aimed at rapid advancement help to me people in need After the disaster, including about 230 people who Evacuated.
The decree allocated first aid package of 2 million euros ($2.08 million) with arrest of tax payments for Residents to the end of The year.
