Over 1,000 people are to be evacuated from Ischia amid a weather alert following the landslide that hit the bay of the Naples Island, killing 11 people, with one still missing in the mud.
Some 1,100 people have been initially slated for evacuation from the town of Casamicciola, where the deceased were found in the recent disaster, but that total could rise to 1,300, officials said.
Some of the evacuees will be housed in hotels in other parts of Ischia.
In addition to these hotels, gyms and palazzetto sports halls will also be equipped to accommodate other evacuees.
The Civil Protection of the Campania regional government has issued a yellow weather warning valid from 4 pm Friday for Ischia, and other parts of the southern region.
Heavy rainfall is expected, and thus, a consequent hydro-geological risk, especially in areas where the situation is already severely compromised by the rainfall of recent days.
This means that the risk of further landslides on the Island is high.
The volcanic Island, known for its thermal baths and scenic coastline, is especially vulnerable to natural disasters.
In the same Casamicciola Terme where the 11 civillians were found dead, two people died in 2017, following a 4.0 magnitude earthquake, while two other landslides in 2006 and 2009 claimed five lives in total.
