Massive Sinkhole Engulfs An Embankment Sending Many Cars Plummeting In Italy

Photo provided by Italian fire service shows cares in large ditch, some of them underwater, on embankment of River Arno in Florence (25 May 2016)
Photo By VIGILI DEL FUOCO
Florence’s Mayor Dario Nardella tweeted (in Italian) that no-one had been harmed in the incident on Lungarno Torrigiani.
 
He appealed to motorists to remove their cars from the nearby area, and said the water supply to part of the city centre was cut off.
 
Regional paper Corriere Fiorentino reports that thousands of residents are without water.
 
The first sign of the problem came not long after midnight, when the police were called, the mayor told Italy’s Ansa news agency.
 
The major collapse took place at 06:14 local time, Mr Nardella said.
Courtesy of BBC News

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