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| Florence's Arno river embankment collapses | Florence's Arno river embankment collapses |
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| A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 parked cars into a newly formed ditch. | A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 parked cars into a newly formed ditch. |
| The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno. | The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno. |
| The hole is about 200m (650ft) in length and 7m (23ft) across. | |
| Firefighters believe the chasm has been created by the failure of a large water pipe beneath the surface. | Firefighters believe the chasm has been created by the failure of a large water pipe beneath the surface. |
| Florence's Mayor Dario Nardella tweeted (in Italian) that no-one had been harmed in the incident on Lungarno Torrigiani. | Florence's Mayor Dario Nardella tweeted (in Italian) that no-one had been harmed in the incident on Lungarno Torrigiani. |
| He appealed to motorists to remove their cars from the nearby area, and said the water supply to part of the city centre was cut off. | He appealed to motorists to remove their cars from the nearby area, and said the water supply to part of the city centre was cut off. |
| Regional paper Corriere Fiorentino reports that thousands of residents are without water. | |
| The first sign of the problem came not long after midnight, when the police were called, the mayor told Italy's Ansa news agency. | |
| The major collapse took place at 06:14 local time, Mr Nardella said. | |
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