At least eight killed in landslide on Italian holiday island

At least eight people have died and more are believed to be missing on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, after buildings were engulfed by a landslide caused by heavy rain.

The island, situated in the Bay of Naples, has also been beset by flooding – with two people rescued from a car which was dragged into the sea, the fire service said.

Thirteen people are missing, police told the Ansa news agency, as Italy’s infrastructure minister Matteo Salvini said: “There are eight people dead in the Ischia landslide. Rescuers are working in difficult conditions.”

A young child is among those being searched for by authorities, an official with Italy’s civil protection department told Sky TG24, adding that families in danger were being evacuated.

Rescuers were having some difficulties reaching the island with motorboats and helicopters due to bad weather, the fire service said.

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