Emergency teams on Ischia after landslide

Rescuers continued to work at the scene of a massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia on Sunday. Saturday's landslide destroyed buildings and swept parked cars into the sea, leaving at least one woman dead, and up to 12 people missing.

With rain continuing to fall, rescuers worked carefully with small bulldozers to pick through some six to seven metres of mud and detritus in the search for possible victims. The island received 126 millimeters of rain in six hours, the heaviest rainfall in 20 years. Streets were impassable and mayors on the island urged people to stay home.

At least 100 people were reported stranded without electricity and water, and about 70 were housed in a community gymnasium.