Sunday 12 October 2014

VIDEO OF DEADLY FLOOD IN GENOA ITALY


Heavy rainfall sent floodwaters rushing through parts of northern Italy on Thursday into Friday, swamping buildings, trapping vehicles and killing at least one.

It was reported that Flooding swamped city streets in the northern Italian coastal city of Genoa (population about 600,000) Thursday night. Numerous vehicles were trapped by water up to windshields, then floated, and piled into and on top of each other once the floodwaters subsided.

A 57-year-old man was killed in Genoa after being swept away in floodwaters, Streets were left covered in mud after the water receded. A retaining wall collapsed and forced the evacuation of 16 families and a few mudslides were reported on several major highways.

See video below:

No comments:

Post a Comment