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As well as divers and earth—moving units, are now on the island, trying to clear the streets. heres our rome correspondent, mark lowen. 0ut out of tragedy comes solidarity too. from islanders doing their bit to clean, restore, help their ischia emerge from the mud. it was in part a disaster waiting to happen, with half the homes here illegally built, unable to withstand it. for now, the needs or too great to look back. translation: we needs or too great to look back. translation:— needs or t...

Hours before being released. the bbc says he was beaten by police. at least seven people have died after torrential rain triggered a landslide on the italian island of ischia. 0ur correspondent mark lowen travelled to the island, which is just off the coast of naples, and sent this report. rescuing the fragments of once tranquil ischia. divers picked out what they could after the mudslide that cascaded through this island, tossing what lay in its path into the ocean or into each other. some cars...

1 billion pounds to help insulate thousands of homes across england, scotland and wales s scottish football will ban heading the day before and after matches. a huge landslide on the italian island of ischia, is now known to have killed at least 1a people, according to the regional governor. several others are missing, after homes were buried under tonnes of mud over the weekend. more than a hundred firefighters, as well as divers and earth moving units, are now on the island, trying to clear th...

The rescue boats set off early, but were hampered by strong winds and rough seas, buffeting attempts to reach the island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what theyd buried. man speaks italian. "this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer there," he says. houses were engulfed with people trapped beneath the mud, dozens of firefighters helped evacuate those they could. a rescue and a search for those still missing. ...

A rescue and a search for those still missing. the fear is that as more areas are unearthed, the number of confirmed victims could rise. for the islanders, their tranquillity was shaken by a nightmare. translation: there are some cars facing upwards and have . shifted to the side. looking at them, one cant explain how it was possible. vehicles were tossed aside and battered, hurled by a wave of mud into the waves of the ocean. houses have been cut off, some without power. the authorities calling...

Aside and uprooted. the rescue boats set off early, but were hampered by strong winds and rough seas, buffeting attempts to reach the island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what theyd buried. man speaks italian. "this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer there," he says. houses were engulfed with people trapped beneath the mud, dozens of firefighters helped evacuate those they could. a rescue and a search for t...

Mud — a landslide pushing through ischia before dawn, burying and up turning that before it in its path. the rescue boats set off early but were hampered by strong winds and rough seas, buffeting attempts to reach the island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what they had buried. this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer there, he says. houses were engulfed with people trapped beneath the mud. dozens of firefig...

The island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what theyd buried. man speaks italian "this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer "there," he says. houses were engulfed with people trapped beneath the mud, dozens of firefighters helped evacuate those they could. a rescue and a search for those still missing. the fear is that as more areas are unearthed, the number of confirmed victims could rise. for the islanders, t...

With the number of deaths growing and reports of islanders still missing, the fear is that as more areas are reached, other victims will be found. it began before dawn on saturday after torrential rain, the deepest and most sudden on record here, unleashing the chaos that tore down the hills. from above, the destruction was clear, with houses buried, many of them illegally built and unable to withstand the mud. what lay in its wake swept into the sea. this just shows the weakness of man against ...

Rescuing the fragments of once tranquil ischia, divers picked out what they could after the mudslide that cascaded through this island, tossing what lay in its path into the ocean or into each other. some cars battered beyond recognition as torrents of mud poured down here. they scoured the seas for wreckage and bodies, with the number of deaths growing and reports of islanders still missing, the fear is that as more areas are reached, other victims will be found. it began before dawn on saturda...