<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Rescuers on Tuesday recovered the body of the last person missing after a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia last month, bringing the final death toll to 12.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme on November 26 following heavy rains, destroying houses and sweeping cars down to the sea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fire service announced on its Twitter feed that a body had been found, and posted a picture of rescuers at work in an area of mud and debris still strewn with personal belongings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Italian media reported that the last victim to be found was a 31-year-old woman.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Geologists have warned bad weather risks causing further landslides on parts of the island, which sits near Capri and is thronged with tourists in summer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Friday, authorities evacuated over 1,000 people from at-risk areas following a heavy rain alert.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many were still in hotels on Tuesday, awaiting the go-ahead to return home, media reported.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Experts said November's disaster was caused by a fatal mix of deforestation, overdevelopment and a lack of mitigation strategies. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>