Italian Land Slide Caught on Camera (16/02/2010)

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Italy 16.02.2010 Impressive landslide caught on

Italy Calabria About 200 residents have been evacuated from their homes after a landslide split a hillside apart in the southern Italian town of Maierato.

The landslide, which caused power failure, could have been caused by heavy rains in the region, initial reports say.

Footage shows residents being urged to leave their houses and "run away" from the huge flow of mud falling from the hillside.

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am i the only one who finds this video fascinating?

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that's just downright scary.



HAPPY MARDI GRAS, people!!!

[Cajun]

Amazing Video

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Can you imagine buying property there and then watching your house engulfed my marshmallow!

[Hotstuff]

amazing to watch

i have no sounds on these videos.

but thats crazy.

our latest storms here wiped out a slew of million plus dollar homes on the river banks.

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Originally Posted by guttsfukk

am i the only one who finds this video fascinating?

"Ay, Francesco! Incrediiiible!"

That's fucking amazing... the craziest and most interesting part about it is how slow it seems to be moving... I mean fast mudslides are scary, but seeing like the whole fucking hillside flowing like a slow river was totally surreal.

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Originally Posted by guttsfukk

am i the only one who finds this video fascinating?

I found it fascinating.... and also extraordinarily QUIET
You'd think that having the top face of a mountain slide off would be ..... well..... loud.

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Caught On Camera: Mudslide In Italian Town
9:57am UK, Tuesday February 16, 2010
James Jordan, Sky News Online

A massive mudslide has swept through an Italian town after heavy rains saturated the ground.

Footage of the slide was captured in the town of Maierato, in the region of Calabria.

Around 200 residents of the southern Italian town were evacuated after the enormous landslide tore down pylons and wrecked buildings.

No deaths or injuries have been reported.

According to an initial investigation made by Italian civil defence officials, the landslide could have been caused by heavy rains in the Calabria region.

Local residents had to be evacuated and taken to the police school of Vibo Valentia, the closest city.

The events in Maierato are surrounded by more than 100 smaller landslides in the Calabria region - all caused by heavy rains, according to reports in Italy.

The country has a history of terrifying landslides. In October 2009, 29 people were killed in the Sicilian city of Messina and a state of emergency was declared by the Italian government.

Source : http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...o_Be_Evacuated