At least eight people spent the rains of heavy rains on the Italian island of Isa, according to the media, quoting the Minister of Infrastructure.
A wave of clay descended from a hill in the small town of Casamelichola Terme in the early hours of the morning and swept at least a house and washed away cars to the sea, according to media reports and emergency services.
“It was confirmed that eight people were killed in the soil slide in Iskia,” the Agie News Agency and the newspaper “La Repubblyca” reported that Matteo Salvini, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister, was also confirmed.
Earlier, it was reported that 13 missing were reported, although there was no official confirmation.
Among them was a family consisting of a husband, wife, and infant living near the site where the soil began to slide, according to “Ansa”.
The relief teams reported that the mud was overwhelmed by a house and that two people were saved from a car washed to the sea.
She explained that the assistance was sent from Naples, the nearest major city, but the weather was difficult to reach the island.
“The search for missing and evacuations and assisting persons at risk is continuing,” the Civil Protection Department added on Twitter, noting that “the rescue efforts are still complicated by weather conditions.
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Prime Minister Georgia Meloni continued the situation closely, as her office announced in a statement.
Casamecola Terme was subjected to an earthquake in 2017 in which two people were killed.
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