Civil Protection and Sea Policies
Minister Nello Musumeci on Thursday confirmed that Saturday's
landslide on the Gulf of Naples island of Ischia killed at least
eight people, with four others missing fear dead, and had
affected 900 buildings in the town of Casamicciola.
Reporting to the Lower House on the disaster, he said five
people had been injured, including one who is a critical
condition in Naples' Cardarelli hospital.
He said 45 buildings had been declared completely unfit for use
and 290 people had been made homeless by the landslide.
He said they were being put up in hotels or had found other
accommodation solutions.
He said people unable to access their homes or places of
business would be able to request a suspension in their mortgage
payments.
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