Firefighters Recover Coffins From Sea After Landslide Hits Cliffside Cemetery

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Firefighters searched for coffins off Italy’s northwest coast on February 23 after a landslide hit a cemetery in the seaside town of Camogli.

Footage released by the Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s firefighting service, shows the search and recovery operation on Tuesday.

Hundreds of coffins were reported to have fallen into the sea after the landslide.

Local reports said five of the recovered bodies had been identified. Credit: Vigili del Fuoco via Storyful