Seven bodies found after landslide

Italian search teams have recovered the bodies of seven people, including a threeweek-old baby and a pair of young siblings, who were buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a city on the resort island of Ischia.

The Naples prefect confirmed that five people remained missing and are feared buried under the debris of the enormous landslide that struck Casamicciola before dawn on Saturday.

Its force collapsed buildings and pushed vehicles into the sea.

The other victims were identified as the baby boy’s parents, a five-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother, a 31-year-old island resident and a Bulgarian tourist.

“Mud and water tend to fill every space,” Luca Cari, a spokesman for Italian firefighters, told RAI state TV.

“Our teams are searching with hope, even if it is very difficult.”

The Naples prefect, Claudio Palomba, said yesterday that 30 homes had been inundated and more than 200 people had been displaced. Five people were injured.