Woman killed in Italy's Ischia Island earthquake
-- One woman has died on the Italian island of Ischia
Rome - Emirates Voice
One woman has died on the Italian island of Ischia following a 3.6-magnitude earthquake, the ANSA news agency said last night, quoting the local Carabinieri police force.
The victim reportedly was killed by debris falling from a church, ANSA said.
"It was really strong, and really scary," Donatella Migliaccio, a local councillor, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA.
According to RAI public state television, three other people were injured during the quake and a further 20 are as yet unaccounted for.
The historically significant Ischia Island lies about 55 kilometres south-west of the city of Naples
[Image caption: People view damage after an earthquake hit the island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples,
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