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Italian media report that two brothers have been saved and efforts are continuing to reach a third after magnitude 4.0 event near Naples
Rescue teams on the Italian island of Ischia have freed two of three brothers trapped after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake that killed two women and left 39 injured, at least one of them seriously.
One woman was buried under the rubble of her home in the town of Casamicciola, about 2 miles north of the epicentre, while the other was killed after being hit by debris falling from a church.

Magnitude 4.0 event near Naples has injured 39 people, with more still missing, and caused a church and other buildings to collapse
Two women have died and 39 people were injured – at least one of them seriously – after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples.
One woman was buried under the rubble of her home in the town of Casamicciola, some 3km (2 miles) north of the epicentre, while the other was killed after being hit by debris falling from a church.

An earthquake measuring magnitude 3.6 has hit the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples, killing at least one person and injuring 20 others as several buildings collapsed, The Guardian reports. Residents and tourists on the island, which is crowded at the height of the summer season, ran out onto the streets from homes and hospitals. News reports suggested the hardest-hit area was Casamicciola on the northern part of the island. Television images showed that about six buildings in the town as well as a church had collapsed in the quake, which hit just before 9 p.m. on Monday, just as many people were having dinner. At least one hotel and parts of a hospital were evacuated. Roberto...

Magnitude 3.6 event near Naples said to have injured at least 20 people and caused a church and other buildings to collapse
An earthquake measuring magnitude 3.6 hit the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples on Monday night, killing at least one person and injuring 20 others as several buildings collapsed.
Residents and tourists on the island, which is crowded at the height of the summer season, ran out on to the streets from homes and hospitals. News reports suggested the hardest-hit area was Casamicciola on the northern part of the island.

AT LEAST one person has died after an earthquake rocked Ischia, a volcanic island off the coast of Naples.

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