Newborn among 7 dead in Italian island landslide

Seven dead bodies have been recovered till now by the search team, including a 3-week-old infant and his two siblings.

The babies were buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populated port city on the resort island of Ischia, officials said Sunday.

The officials confirmed that five people are still missing. The victims were identified as the infant boy’s parents, a 5-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother, a 31-year-old island resident and a Bulgarian tourist.

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