Emergency declared as search continues for survivors of fatal Italian landslide

A bus was among the vehicles swept away by the landslide. AP - Salvatore Laporta

Italian rescuers continue to search for a dozen missing people on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday after a landslide killed at least one. The government in Rome has declared a state of emergency.

Following torrential rain, a wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme early Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping vehicles down to the sea, local media and emergency services said.