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| Ischia earthquake: Multiple people missing after quake hits Italian island near Naples | Ischia earthquake: Multiple people missing after quake hits Italian island near Naples |
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| An earthquake measuring 3.6 magnitude hit the popular Italian tourist island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, causing several buildings to collapse. | |
| Television images showed that about six buildings in the town of Casamicciola and a church had collapsed. | |
| Roberto Calloca, a doctor from a local hospital, told Sky TG24 at least 20 people had been treated for minor injuries. | |
| Most of the hospital has been evacuated and people were being treated outside in a makeshift emergency room, he said. | |
| Dr Calloca said the situation was calm and under control. | |
| Local media reports that a woman was killed when she was hit by falling rubble from a church but authorities have not yet confirmed whether there are any known casualties. | |
| Officials fear a number of people may be trapped in the rubble and local media reports a number of people are missing. | |
| Civil protection squad were already on the island because of previous bush fires and more units are on their way from the mainland. | |
| Pictures posed on social media show residents standing in front of rubble blocking off entire streets. | |
| The earthquake happened during the height of the tourist season. | |
| Casamicciola was the epicentre of an earthquake in 1883 which killed more than 2,000 people. | |
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