The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Coronavirus hospital in Naples evacuated after huge sinkhole opens up Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion at dawn as a large chasm appeared outside the Ponticelli Ospedale del Mare in eastern Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20210108/coronavirus-hospital-in-naples-evacuated-after-huge-sinkhole-opens-up Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:24:03 +0100 coronavirus-hospital-in-naples-evacuated-after-huge-sinkhole-opens-up Why do sinkholes keep opening up in Rome? After another sinkhole opened up in Rome - this time in front of the iconic Pantheon - on Monday, we look at why this happens so often in the city and which neighbourhoods are most at risk. https://www.thelocal.it/20200428/why-do-sinkholes-keep-opening-up-in-rome Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:35:01 +0200 why-do-sinkholes-keep-opening-up-in-rome Building evacuated after sinkhole opens up near Rome's Colosseum An apartment building has been evacuated and a street closed off after a sinkhole opened up in Rome, near the Colosseum. https://www.thelocal.it/20200120/building-evacuated-after-sinkhole-opens-up-near-romes-colosseum Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:57:12 +0100 building-evacuated-after-sinkhole-opens-up-near-romes-colosseum PICTURES: Massive sinkhole opens in Rome, swallowing cars Over 20 families were evacuated after a huge sinkhole opened up in a northwestern neighbourhood of Rome, swallowing several cars. https://www.thelocal.it/20180215/massive-sinkhole-rome-cars-balduina Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:11:00 +0100 massive-sinkhole-rome-cars-balduina Huge sinkhole in city centre will cost Florence €5 million The centre of picturesque Florence has been plunged into chaos after part of the embankment of the River Arno collapsed on Wednesday, causing an estimated €5 million of damage and thought to be down to "human error". https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/the-aftermath-florence-sinkhole-damage-publiacqua-blame Thu, 26 May 2016 11:49:29 +0200 the-aftermath-florence-sinkhole-damage-publiacqua-blame 200-metre sinkhole swallows cars in central Florence A huge sinkhole measuring 200 by seven metres opened up in Florence on Wednesday morning, engulfing 20 parked cars. https://www.thelocal.it/20160525/200-metre-sinkhole-swallows-cars-in-central-florence Wed, 25 May 2016 11:32:25 +0200 200-metre-sinkhole-swallows-cars-in-central-florence Huge sinkhole swallows car and trees in Italian square A Renault Twingo and two small trees have disappeared into a huge sinkhole in the central square of Afragola, a town near Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/video-huge-sinkhole-swallows-car-and-trees-in-italian-square Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:19:06 +0100 video-huge-sinkhole-swallows-car-and-trees-in-italian-square Sinkhole swallows car amid Sicily downpour A parked car was swallowed up by a sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road in Sicily after heavy rain on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20151022/sinkhole-swallows-car-in-catania-amid-downpour Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:27:27 +0200 sinkhole-swallows-car-in-catania-amid-downpour VIDEO: Massive sinkhole opens up in Naples Over 300 people had to be evacuated from their homes on a street in a Naples suburb when a massive sinkhole opened up after heavy rain and a burst water pipe caused the road to cave in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150224/video-massive-sinkhole-opens-up-in-naples Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:22:00 +0100 video-massive-sinkhole-opens-up-in-naples Truck falls into sinkhole in central Rome A truck driver is recovering from shock after his vehicle toppled into a sinkhole in the heart of Rome on Friday morning. Scroll down the article for photos. https://www.thelocal.it/20140801/truck-falls-into-sinkhole-in-rome Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:31:00 +0200 truck-falls-into-sinkhole-in-rome