이태리 피렌체에서발생한 200m 거대 싱크홀 200-metre sinkhole swallows cars in central Florence: VIDEO
이탈리아 중부 도시 피렌체에서 길이 200m에 달하는 거대 싱크홀이 발생해 도로가
무너져내렸다.
source thelocal.it
25일 오전 6시경(현지시간) 피렌체 아르노 강변의 유서 깊은 베키오 다리 인근 구역에
길이 200m 깊이 5~6m의 싱크홀이 발생했다고 현지언론이 보도했다.
자정 무렵 송수관이 파손됐다는 신고를 받은 경찰은 1시간쯤 후 직경 70㎝의 대형
송수관이 파손되면서 주변 도로 200m가량이 무너져내렸다
이 사고로 인명 피해는 없었으나 차량 20여 대가 파손됐다.
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200-metre sinkhole swallows cars in central Florence
25 May 2016
A huge sinkhole measuring 200 by seven metres opened up in Florence on Wednesday morning, engulfing 20 parked cars.
Photo: Vigili del Fuoco
The incident occurred at around 6:15am, right in the centre of the Tuscan city, between Ponte Vecchio and Ponte Le Grazie.
Emergency services arrived to secure the area and the city's mayor, Dario Nardella, described it as "very serious", but there were no injuries.
Initial investigations by the fire service suggest that the sinkhole was caused by a large aqueduct pipe breaking, and the water eroding part of the road. The area remained cordoned off to traffic on Wednesday while emergency services worked to prevent further damage to the road.
“This is almost certainly a phenomenon related to water infrastructure,” Alessandra Biserna, of the National Geology Advisory, said in a statement.
“The measures that are being taken right now are necessary,” Biserna, who is at the scene, added. “Also because of the potential impact on the surrounding infrastructure.”
“The question I’ve asked myself is whether it was entirely preventable – maybe there was a warning in recent days," she continued.
"Information from the water network in Italy clearly indicates water losses costing at least €200 million a year. Every year we record a loss of over 35 percent.”
This is not the first time a sinkhole has caused chaos in Italy; they are particularly common in the south of the country due to a combination of weather conditions and structural issues. Sinkholes have opened up in Naples on more than one occasion, prompting hundreds to be evacuated from their homes, and they have swallowed cars in Catania and engulfed trucks in central Rome.
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