There are 314 students from high schools on the island of Ischia who, armed with tools of all kinds, are helping rescuers to free the streets of Casamicciola from the mud.
The schools, according to an initial provision, will be closed until Saturday.
The boys have thus decided to take to the streets to help the population of Casamicciola and they will also do so in the next few days.
Most of them are concentrated in piazza Bagni and via del Celario.
The boys, now known as the 'mud angels of Ischia' are also helping some private individuals to free up cellars and rooms on the ground floor.
