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12th Victim Found From November 26th Landslide

The Associated Press reports that Italian firefighters recovered the final victim in the landslide that hit the Italian resort island of Ischia. Search teams on found the body 11 days after the natural disaster hit the island. 

The victims include a family of five, including children between the ages of 5 and 15, a couple with a 3-week-old son, and another couple. The body found on Tuesday was identified as Maria Teresa Arcamone, a 31-year-old woman who was found here much of the debris was accumulated. 

The landslide hit the island of Ischia on November 26th and was triggered because of exceptional amounts of rainfall. The landslide hit just above the town of Casamicciola, burning more than 30 buildings in mud and water. 

This has raised many questions about the buildings in Ischia and the illegal construction on the island. It has also grown worrisome about construction and safety across the entirety of the Italian Peninsula. With climate change increasing the number of natural disasters, the worry is that of safety in the event of earthquakes, floods, or more possible landslides. 

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