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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:32 AM Feb 2014

Huge boulder tumbles past farmhouse, destroys barn in Italy

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-huge-boulder-farmhouse-italy-pictures,0,6180383.photogallery

Huge boulder tumbles past farmhouse, destroys barn in Italy

A huge boulder unleashed by a landslide in northern Italy narrowly missed a farmhouse, destroyed a barn and came to a stop in a vineyard. A second boulder stopped just feet behind the traditional stone farmhouse in the rocky region of Alto-Adige. The surreal sight was captured in a series of dramatic photographs. Nobody was injured in the boulders' tumble from mountains overlooking the village of Ronchi di Termeno, news reports said. Some other boulders from the Jan. 21 landslide blocked roads.

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http://www.trbimg.com/img-52f27112/turbine/la-fg-wn-huge-boulder-farmhouse-italy-pictures-001

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Huge boulder tumbles past farmhouse, destroys barn in Italy (Original Post) unhappycamper Feb 2014 OP
That's KC Feb 2014 #1
Bet that was a rude awakening liberal N proud Feb 2014 #2
The evil part is that this has happened multiple times at this farm. ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #3
That last shot showing the path the boulder took is frightening. mnhtnbb Feb 2014 #4
Drone video Major Nikon Feb 2014 #5

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
3. The evil part is that this has happened multiple times at this farm.
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 03:31 PM
Feb 2014

Some of those boulders are new and some are old.

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