A three-week-old infant and its parents were found dead after a devastating landslide buried much of the Italian island of Ischia Saturday.
At least seven people were found dead—including a three-week-old infant—after a landslide slammed into the southern Italian island of Ischia before dawn on Saturday, burying much of the town of Casamicciola under mud and debris, according to the Associated Press. The other victims were identified by officials as the newborn’s parents, a 5-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother, a 31-year-old island resident, and a Bulgarian tourist.
“Our biggest hope is that people identified as missing have found refuge with relatives and friends and have not advised of their position,” a spokesperson for Italian firefighters told state television, having explained the problem of “mud and water” filling “every space” search teams were attempting to reach.
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