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Ischia Landslide |
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| Date | 26 November 2022 | ||||||||||
| Region | E [ Europe ] | ||||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||||
| Location | Ischia Island | ||||||||||
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Ischia_Anger.pdf Ischia_ Grief&Anger.pdf |
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Ischia_Anger.pdf
Ischia_ Grief&Anger.pdf |
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| Brief narrative |
2022 Ischia landslide
Landslide Date 26 November 2022 Time Around 03:00 IST (UTC+01:00)[1] Location Type Deaths 10 Non-fatal injuries 5 Missing 2 On 26 November 2022, Italy declared a state of emergency. Heavy rain hit the island of Ischia, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, causing damage to the comune of Casamicciola Terme. Ten people were killed and two others are missing.[2] Background
This was the second natural disaster in Italy in the fall of 2022, after eleven people were killed by flash floods in the central region of Marche in September after torrential rains due to Storm Ana.[3]
Landslide
More than 209 more evacuated from the area where the landslide occurred. Over seventy firefighters are currently on the island searching and recusing multiple civilians. The torrential rain damaged cars, buildings, and roads.[4][5]
Victims
Ten people were killed during the landslide,[6] including four children.[7] One victim was found dead in the immediate aftermath, six others were found dead the next day,[8] another two days later, and two more on the fourth day.[9] The victims were identified as two brothers and a sister (aged 11, 16 and 6) and their parents; a couple aged 32 and 30 and their 22-day-old baby;[10] a 31-year-old woman; and a 58-year-old Bulgarian woman.[11]
Aftermath
On 27 November, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet declared a state of emergency for the area and approved €2 million in funds for recovery and rescue operations. The next day, Fabrizio Curcio the head of Italy’s Civil Protection Department warned that at least 94% of Italian municipalities are at risk of flooding, landslides and coastal erosion.[3]
References ^ Brian Bushard. Italian Landslide—Captured On Video—Leaves At Least 12 Missing In Ischia. Forbes. ^ Ischia landslide: Body of young girl pulled from mud as rescue effort continues. Sky News. ^ Jump up to:a b Giordano, Elena (28 November 2022). Italy’s top disaster official: Whole country is ’at risk’. POLITICO. Retrieved 28 November 2022. ^ Emergency declared after deadly landslide on Italian island of Ischia. CNN. Retrieved 28 November 2022. ^ Pianigiani, Gaia (26 November 2022). Landslide on Italian Island Sweeps Away Homes and Turns Roads Into Rivers of Mud. The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022. ^ Frana a Ischia, ultime news. Trovati altri 2 corpi, Procura indaga su vecchi allarmi LIVE. Sky News 24. 29 November 2022. ^ Frana a Ischia: otto le vittime, quattro i dispersi. Polemica sull’sos inascoltato di 4 giorni prima. Ansa. 28 November 2022. ^ Tragedia Ischia, diretta. Sette morti (anche 2 bambini e un neonato), ancora cinque dispersi. Cdm stanzia 2 milioni. Il Messaggero. 27 November 2022. ^ Ischia, frana a Casamicciola: l’ottava vittima è il 15enne disperso. Pichetto: In galera il sindaco. Salvini: Io i sindaci li vorrei proteggere. La Repubblica. 28 November 2022. ^ Frana Ischia: i volti e le storie delle vittime della tragedia. Napoli Today. 28 November 2022. ^ Frana a Ischia: Genitori e figli sotto il fango, due famiglie cancellate. Ansa. 28 November 2022.
Anger grows as illegal construction partly blamed for landslide deaths on Italian island Earthquake on Italian island of Ischia: Grief is mixed with anger Spotlight on illegal buildings as Ischia death toll now at 8
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