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Powerful mudslide in Italy leaves one person missing
photo by Emanuele Anastasio (artemanuele on Flickr CC)
Heavy rains caused a destructive mudslide in a small village on Italy’s Amalfi coast, resulting in one missing person.
A torrent of water and mud covered cars and flooded streets in the village of Atrani when a small river burst its banks after Thursday’s rains, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The missing person was working in a café in the popular tourist village when she was swept away by the torrent of muddy water.
For more on the story, including dramatic footage of the mudslides and subsequent cleanup efforts, see the following video report from Al Jazeera English:
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