Missing 15-year-old believed to be Sharon Maccanico

Sharon Maccancio. Photo: Supplied.

Italian media are reporting one of the missing people at the Mount landslide is Sharon Maccanico.

She was a 15-year-old, originally from Avellino, situated in the southern part of Italy, near Naples, but was believed to now live in Auckland.

Reporting out of Italy, and online clips, showed she was a keen hip hop dancer.

On social media, Italian family had asked their local community to join in prayer at a church service in Picarelli, “in the hope that a miracle will happen for our Sharon”.

Emergency responders at work at Mount Maunganui campground landslide

Meanwhile, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a citizen is unaccounted for in Aotearoa.

“The Ministry for Foreign Affairs can confirm that one Swedish citizen is unaccounted for in New Zealand,” the ministry press office said in a statement.

“We cannot make any further comment on this individual case due to consular confidentiality.”

The response came after Stuff queried whether any Swedish citizens were missing following the Mt Maunganui landslide.

A Rotorua grandmother was also understood to be among the six missing in the Mount Maunganui landslide at Beachside Holiday Park.

The Post spoke to Susan Knowles’ husband Robin, who declined to comment but confirmed she was among the missing.

Gerald van der Meer from Eves Real Estate Rotorua branch confirmed Knowles was missing and said she holidayed at the Mount every year, but declined to comment further.