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The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Ischia

Calls for crackdown on construction in Italy after Ischia disaster

Rescue workers in Ischia after the deadly landslide
Rescue workers in Ischia after the deadly landslide. Photograph: Francesco Fotia/Rex/Shutterstock

There have been calls to limit and crack down on both legal and illegal construction in Italy after the head of the country’s civil protection office said more than 90% of Italian municipalities were at risk from landslides and other natural disasters.

Fabrizio Curcio made the comments in an interview with La Stampa after travelling to the southern Italian island of Ischia, where eight people including a 22-day-old baby are so far confirmed to have been killed in a landslide on Saturday.

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