The driver escaped unharmed from the sudden collapse in Calabria
A vehicle was swallowed by a crater that opened on the road connecting Catanzaro to Lamezia Terme, in Calabria, after southern Italy was hit hard by a wave of bad weather on Monday (21).
The sudden collapse of the pavement caused a sinkhole several meters high, which closed both carriageways.
According to local authorities, the driver of the car, damaged in the fall, managed to escape without suffering any damage.
The accident occurred in the area of Lamezia Terme, which was particularly affected by the heavy rains of the last few hours and which constitutes the main road in the area because it connects the regional capital to the railway station and the international airport of Lamezia Terme, which is currently functioning regularly. despite the bad weather.
To ensure safety and allow circulation to be restored as quickly as possible, a team of officers was called.
In addition to the crater, several landslides and tree falls have been recorded in the region since last weekend. The municipality of Maida also remained isolated due to the flooding of a stream.
In Modena, northern Italy, major bridges were closed due to rising levels of the Secchia river and dozens of people had to be rescued from cars and houses stuck in the flood, while at least one person died in the province of Bologna .
In total, more than two thousand people in Emilia-Romagna were evacuated from their homes. The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, announced that she was following the situation very carefully.
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Source: Terra
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