Rescuers help an injured person after a landslide on the Italian resort island of Ischia, Italy, on November 26, 2022.
(CNN) --
Rescuers were searching for at least 13 people Saturday after heavy rain triggered a landslide on the Italian vacation island of Ischia.
Search and rescue operations are underway in the small town of Casamicciola and reinforcements are being sent from Naples, Italy's Fire Brigade said, but weather conditions are complicating the search, Italy's Civil Protection department said on Saturday. to CNN.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Twitter that she is in contact with local authorities, expressing solidarity with the residents and thanking the rescue services.
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The mayor of Ischia, Enzo Ferrandino, described the incident as a "tragedy" and urged people not to leave their homes, the ANSA news agency reports.
In February 2021, a landslide off the Italian coast near Genoa caused a cemetery to collapse, sending hundreds of coffins falling into the sea.
