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November 28, 2022

Rescue Teams Search for Missing People After Ischia Landslide Kills at Least 7
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Italy has declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia
after at least seven people - including a newborn baby and two children
- were killed Saturday in a massive landslide triggered by days of
torrential rain. It was the worst storm reported in Ischia, an island in
the Gulf of Naples, in the last 20 years. Rescue teams continue to
search for missing people through the mud and debris. Many are blaming
the illegal construction of buildings and homes, in a region that's
already extremely vulnerable to landslides and seismic activity, for
exacerbating the destruction.

Ciro Buono: "It is the fault of our old politicians, who did not do
preventative work on the mountains. They cut down the trees, and this is
the consequence."



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