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Flash floods in Italian gorge leave at least 10 hikers dead 'An avalanche of water' - flash floods kill 11 in Italian gorge
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At least 10 people were killed in southern Italy on Monday when the level of a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge swelled suddenly after heavy rainfall upstream, officials said. At least 11 people have been killed in southern Italy in a flash flood that occurred when a white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge swelled suddenly after heavy rainfall upstream.
The national civil protection department said 18 people were rescued and six of those were injured in the flash flooding in the Calabria region. Local authorities said five people were still missing and 23 people had been rescued after the flooding in the Raganello river gorge in southern Cozenza province.
It was not clear how many people were missing because not all had entered the gorge with official guides and registered. Spotlights were brought to the area so the search could continue during the night. They said the incident involved two groups of 18 hikers each. Spotlights were brought to the area so the search could continue during the night.
A Dutch hiker, quoted in local media, said: “A real avalanche of water came unexpectedly. We did not have time to do anything. I was lucky, it was an incredible thing.”
The nationalities of the dead and injured were not immediately known. Most tourists and trekkers who visit the area, in the country’s deep south, are Italian.The nationalities of the dead and injured were not immediately known. Most tourists and trekkers who visit the area, in the country’s deep south, are Italian.
In some places the Raganello creek, part of the Pollino national park, is at the bottom of a narrow, one-kilometre-deep gorge in the mountain. Rescue teams used ropes to descend the sides of the mountain to reach the site.In some places the Raganello creek, part of the Pollino national park, is at the bottom of a narrow, one-kilometre-deep gorge in the mountain. Rescue teams used ropes to descend the sides of the mountain to reach the site.
Images on national television showed helmeted mountain rescue squads rushing from the nearest town, Civita, to reach the gorge, a popular tourist attraction in summer.Images on national television showed helmeted mountain rescue squads rushing from the nearest town, Civita, to reach the gorge, a popular tourist attraction in summer.
The most seriously injured were taken by helicopter to hospitals in the provincial capital, Cosenza.The most seriously injured were taken by helicopter to hospitals in the provincial capital, Cosenza.
Last week, a motorway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing 43 people.Last week, a motorway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing 43 people.
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