CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy (Reuters) – At least three people, including a young girl, have died on the island of Ischia, a traditional summer resort in southern Italy, after a landslide caused by heavy rains destroyed a small town, the report said. . Sunday Office of the Mayor of Naples.

Emergency crews stepped up search operations the day after a landslide triggered by heavy rain destroyed Casamicciola Terme.

About ten people are still missing, according to figures provided by the mayor earlier this Sunday. Dozens of rescuers and rescuers headed to the flood-hit island.

On Sunday, divers joined the effort as they explored the waters off the harbor of Casamicciola, where on Saturday a wave of mud, debris and rocks washed away the island’s highest mountain and slammed into houses and roads.

The densely populated Ischia is a volcanic island located about 30 kilometers from Naples and attracts visitors with its thermal baths and coastline. Statistics show that Ischia has a large number of houses built illegally, which puts residents at constant risk of floods and earthquakes.

(Elvira Pollina in Milan and Antonio Denti, Ciro De Luca and Guglielmo Mangiapane in Casamicciola Terme)