Italy declares state of emergency after deadly island landslide

Posted 2022-11-28, Phys Dot Org Headlines photo

Photo: AP / Salvatore Laporta

Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday after a landslide killed at least seven people and left several others missing. A wave of mud and debris crashed through the small town of Casamicciola Terme on Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the... read full story

"The toll of victims from the landslide in Casamicciola has risen to seven dead, while five are missing,"

Photo: People remove mud and debris after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Authorities said that the landslide that early Saturday destroyed buildings and swept parked cars into the sea left one person dead and 12 missing. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)


Related Topics:

Related News

Michelle Obama as Joe Biden’s vice president? Fans just keep lobbying her

The Los Angeles Times 2020-08-05, 12:00

Torrential Rain Kills Seven in Southwest China

Caixin Online 2020-08-14, 12:00

Five Things to Know About the Yangtze’s Devastating Floods

Caixin Online 2020-08-20, 12:00

Related News

Mali profile - Timeline

BBC News
2020-08-26, 12:00

Crisis in Kashmir Construction: A Case of ‘Rs 1000 Crore’ Bill

Kashmir Observer
2020-08-27, 12:00

Tunisia country profile

BBC News
2020-09-03, 12:00

Millions urged to take shelter as typhoon slams into Japan

Dawn
2020-09-07, 12:00

NHL’s Brad Stuart scores small profit for home overlooking Trump golf course

The Los Angeles Times
2020-09-10, 12:00

What if Trump loses but won’t concede? How a constitutional crisis could play out

The Los Angeles Times
2020-09-24, 12:00

Feds interview Georgia Republicans who refused to serve as ‘fake’ electors

Atlanta Journal
2020-10-01, 12:00

Margaret Ferrier: Who is the MP who broke Covid rules?

BBC News
2020-10-02, 12:00

Popular News Stories

Man is standing near destroyed concrete building, Kyiv, Ukraine
Creative Commons

World War III Has Officially Started

Principia Scientific
Ukrainian soldiers stand atop on APC before going to the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
AP / Andriy Dubchak

Fighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier

CNN
United States flag and pile of dollar bills
Creative Commons

An alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire.

The Washington Post
File: Fire and smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
AP / Fatima Shbair

Israeli air strikes target Gaza overnight amid escalating violence in region

The Irish Times
Ethiopians protest against international pressure on the government over the conflict in Tigray, below a banner referring to The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, at a demonstration organised by the city mayor's office held at a stadium in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 30, 2021
AP / Mulugeta Ayene, File

Egyptian Water Security and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Why Ethiopia has the Upper Hand

Jurist
Open pit mining quarry in the Central African Republic
Creative Commons / Léo Torréton

How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy

National Public Radio
On 23 April 2021, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, receives the visit of Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister, to the European Commission
European Community / Etienne Ansotte

Orban: ‘The current political system in Europe will collapse’

Free West Media
Faceless kid writing in notepad
Creative Commons

Outrage over alleged Nazi homeschooling group in Ohio

The Guardian
Elected president Jovenel Moise talks next to his wife Martine during his first press conference after the announcement of his victory in Petion-Ville, Haiti
AP / Dieu Nalio Chery

4 suspects in Haiti president’s killing sent to US

Joy Online
People set on fire a Sweden flag during a small protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Turkey on Saturday canceled a planned visit by Sweden's defense minister in response to anti-Turkish protests that increased tension between the two countries as Sweden seeks Turkey's approval to join NATO.
AP / Emrah Gurel

Erdogan: Sweden can’t join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

Ekathimerini
FILE - This Oct. 7, 2003 file photo shows a closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y.
AP / David Duprey

Aluminum Expert Unearths Likely Cause of Alzheimers

Principia Scientific
FILE - Ukrainian soldiers rest near their position in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
AP / LIBKOS

US readying new $2bn Ukraine weapons package: Report

Al Jazeera
British nurses treating Rohingya children suffering from diphtheria in Bangladesh
Creative Commons / Russell Watkins/Department for International Development

Is Bangladesh getting tired of hosting Rohingya refugees?

Deutsche Welle
In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, a Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired as part of Russia's nuclear drills by a Russian nuclear submarine from the Barents Sea.
AP / Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

US says Russia not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty

Manila Bulletin
Police officers examine the site of Monday's suicide bombing after authorities finished the rescue operation, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. A suicide bombing that struck inside a mosque at a police and government compound in northwest Pakistan reflects "security lapses," current and former officials said as the death toll from the devastating blast climbed to 100 on Tuesday.
AP / Muhammad Sajjad

Suspects arrested in fatal Pakistan mosque suicide attack that left over 100 dead

CNN