translation: there are some cars facing upwards and have . shifted to the side. looking at them, you can t explain how it was possible. vehicles were tossed aside and battered, hurled by a wave of mud into the waves of the ocean. houses have been cut off, some without power. the authorities calling on residents to stay inside. ischia s narrow streets are caked in the chaos, many of its homes, illegally built over the years, unstable and vulnerable. now an anxious wait for the weather to lift to see the extent of the damage wreaked, turning ischia from island idyll into rivers of mud. the rain has finally stopped. we drove through a deluge in the far south of italy. clearer weather will help the rescue efforts and ease access across from naples to the island because ferries
the extent of the damage wreaked, turning ischia from island idyll into rivers of mud. the rain has finally stopped. we drove through a deluge in the far south of italy. clearer weather will help the rescue efforts and ease access across from naples to the island because ferries tonight are still suspended on that route. the latest figures we have are one person known to have died and 11 people still missing but the worry of course is that as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found beneath? mark lowen reporting there. the former pakistan prime minister imran khan has addressed a large crowd of supporters in rawalpindi, weeks after he was shot and wounded at a similar event. huge crowds waving red and green flags thronged the streets of the city, where pakistan s military has its headquarters.
ischia s narrow streets are caked in the chaos. many of its homes illegally built over the years, unstable and vulnerable. now an anxious wait for the weather to lift to see the extent of the damage wreaked, turning ischia from island idyll into rivers of mud. well, mark boarded a ferry from naples to ischia the first on that route since it was suspended on saturday. he explained why the damage has been so extensive. it has known mudslides and earthquakes before but one of the problems with ischia is about half of the houses have been illegally built so they are unstable and vulnerable to these kinds of natural disasters because they are not stable enough or securely built in. added to that it is a volcanic island so there is a lot of ash and powdered mud which then flows very quickly. the authorities this morning,
buried, many of them illegally built and unable to withstand the mud. what lay in its wake swept into the sea. the clean up tackled a sludge that has turned this island into rivers of mud, but it will take long to clear and rebuild. thisjust shows the weakness of man against nature. while a crane and hold team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide have so many of them with its force. when the torrent of debris came hurtling down here, little could withstand it. up the hill, the desolation deepens a whole square under mud, desperate attempts to say what they can. we found the file, devastated by the destruction of her shop. translation: my son has shut himself indoors because he doesn t want to see any of this. he feels ill because he seeing all of our sacrifices our work list. i hope someone will help
rescuing the fragments of once tranquil ischia, divers picked out what they could after the mudslide that cascaded through this island, tossing what lay in its path into the ocean or into each other. some cars battered beyond recognition as torrents of mud poured down here. they scoured the seas for wreckage and bodies, with the number of deaths growing and reports of islanders still missing, the fear is that as more areas are reached, other victims will be found. it began before dawn on saturday after torrential rain, the deepest and most sudden on record here, unleashing the chaos. from above, the destruction was clear, with houses buried, many of them illegally built and unable to withstand the mud. what lay in its wake swept into the sea. the clean up tackled the sludge that has turned this island into rivers of mud,