Harrowing photos show the devastating aftermath of a landslide on an Italian island that has left at least 10 people missing

Taiyler Simone MitchellNov 27, 2022, 11:12 IST

Damaged cars lie at a street following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy November 26, 2022.REUTERS/Ciro de Luca

Ischia, an island in Italy, was struck by heavy rains, prompting a devastating landslide.
The landslide killed one person and a dozen more are missing.

Torrential rain led to a landslide on an Italian island — leading to at least one person's death.

Ischia, which has an area of just 18 square miles, is a volcanic island in Southern Italy near Naples.

Damaged cars and debris block an alley following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy November 26, 2022.REUTERS/Ciro de Luca

The disaster killed one woman, The New York Times confirmed.

Residents clean up outside a building following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy November 26, 2022.REUTERS/Ciro de Luca

There are at least 10 to 12 people missing and at least 100 more stranded on the island, the Associated Press reported.

Rescuers help an injured person following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 26, 2022.Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS

Finding missing individuals in the landslide will likely prove to be "very complicated."

A woman looks from a balcony at a street covered in debris and damaged vehicles following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy November 26, 2022.REUTERS/Ciro de Luca TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

More than 100 firefighters and doctors made their way to the island to help.

A firefighter stands next to damaged cars following heavy rains that caused a landslide on Ischia island on November 26, 2022.ELIANO IMPERATO/AFP via Getty Images

Ischia is "naturally so vulnerable," an official told the Times.

This photograph taken on November 26, 2022 shows damaged buildings following a landslide caused by heavy rains in Casamicciola on the island of Ischia.CIRO FUSCO/Ansa/AFP via Getty Images

Climate change will likely make disasters like these more common.

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