The fire brigade recovered the body of a woman on Tuesday, spokesperson Luca Cari confirmed when asked. The dead person is believed to be a 31-year-old who was last considered missing. Official identification of the body was initially pending.
The eleven other dead people – including a baby and three children – were recently found in the mud. On Monday, their bodies could be handed over to the next of kin who, according to media reports, are now preparing the funerals.
On the night of November 26, heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslides on the Italian Mediterranean island off the coast of Naples – the town of Casamicciola in the north was the worst affected. There, the masses of water and mud had swept away cars and badly damaged houses. The victims were surprised in their sleep. A number of buildings are no longer habitable and during the weekend many houses were evacuated for safety reasons due to a new storm warning. Italy is debating how to deal with houses built without permits – such as on Ischia – in potentially dangerous areas.
(SDA)