Overall Green alert Flood
in Italy

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This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101757
Death: 7
Displaced: 1304
Countries: Italy
From - To 26 Nov - 05 Dec

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Italy - Landslides and floods, update (ECHO 28 Nov 2022)Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:59

  • Following the mudflow event that affected Casamicciola municipality (northern Ischia Island) in the early morning (UTC) of 26 November, the humanitarian impact has increased. 
  • The Italian Civil Protection reports, as of 27 November, seven fatalities, five persons still missing and 230 evacuated people across the Island. In addition, according to ANSA as of 28 November, five injured people, 11 rescued people and 30 damaged houses were reported. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service, EMS was activated in rapid mapping mode () in the morning of 26 November (a few hours after the main landslide event), to support the damage assessment in the Casamicciola municipality.
  • Over the next 24 hours, drier condition is forecast over Naples province, including the already affected Ischia Island.
Flood in Italy - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 29 Nov 2022 16:46

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Southern Italy, Ischia Island (Naples Province), landslides, mudflows and floods, late November 2022Heavy rainfall affected the Ischia Island (Naples Province, southern Italy) on 25-27 November, triggering landslides and causing mudflows and floods that have resulted in an increased number of fatalities and widespread damage. The worst affected area was the Casamicciola Municipality (northern Ischia) where a huge landslide occurred on 26 November early in the morning (UTC). The Italian Civil Protection reports, as of 27 November, seven fatalities, five persons still missing and 230 evacuated people across the Island. In addition, ANSA also reports, as of 28 November, five injured people, 11 rescued people and 30 damaged houses. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing. The Copernicus EMS was activated in rapid mapping mode (EMSR643) on 26 November in the morning (few hours after the main landslide event), in order to support the damage assessment in the Casamicciola Municipality.Sun 27 Nov 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), INGV (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),