Dozens of coffins were seen floating in the sea after a landslide hit a cliff top cemetery in an Italian village, it is reported.
The cemetery in Camogli collapsed as a landslide struck on Monday with dramatic pictures from the scene showing a large area of the cliff destroyed.
About 200 coffins were pulled into the sea leaving families heartbroken - only 10 of which have been recovered, according to reports.
A number of coffins can be seen in images of the destruction, lying amongst the rubble.
Many other caskets were feared to be buried under debris.
Families waited anxiously for as efforts to rescue coffins continued, the Independent reports.
Francesco Olivar, Mayor of Camogli described it as an "unimaginable catastrophe."
A local told newspaper Il Secolo XIX she feared her dad's ashes were likely lost in the sea.
She said: "My legs are shaking, it's like he's dead again."
Germana Zoppi, another resident, said: “I lost my grandmother, I don't even know if we will find her again.
"And now I try to understand that my father didn't go down too. It's a shame."
A team of geologists is said to be doing surveillance work to investigate the possible danger of another landslide.
