Posted by Eeyore on December 15, 2008, 7:13 am
eve.ecf@gmail.com wrote:
> Italy's army is helping Rome's residents prepare for more flooding
> after two weeks of heavy rain.
> The city has been declared a state of emergency with dozens of people
> stranded in their homes and cars waiting to be rescued.
> Emergency services have been using boats to take people away while
> hundreds of sandbags are being filled to protect buildings and homes.
> The River Tiber has risen by five meters threatening to submerge the
> famous Milvio Bridge, as weather forecasters predict storms are
> imminent.
Italy is famous for floods.
Posted by Eeyore on December 15, 2008, 7:14 am
eve.ecf@gmail.com wrote:
> Italy's army is helping Rome's residents prepare for more flooding
> after two weeks of heavy rain.
> The city has been declared a state of emergency with dozens of people
> stranded in their homes and cars waiting to be rescued.
> Emergency services have been using boats to take people away while
> hundreds of sandbags are being filled to protect buildings and homes.
> The River Tiber has risen by five meters threatening to submerge the
> famous Milvio Bridge, as weather forecasters predict storms are
> imminent.
Italy is famous for floods.
Posted by Jim Wilkins on December 15, 2008, 12:25 pm
wrote:
> Italy is famous for floods.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam
Posted by Eeyore on December 15, 2008, 5:34 pm
Jim Wilkins wrote:
> >
> > Italy is famous for floods.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam
Nasty one that, and there's been something vaguely similar IIRC within
the last 5-10 years too - real mud slides and all, bridges washed away
etc.
Graham
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> after two weeks of heavy rain.
> The city has been declared a state of emergency with dozens of people
> stranded in their homes and cars waiting to be rescued.
> Emergency services have been using boats to take people away while
> hundreds of sandbags are being filled to protect buildings and homes.
> The River Tiber has risen by five meters threatening to submerge the
> famous Milvio Bridge, as weather forecasters predict storms are
> imminent.