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HomeNewsGeologic HazardsAerial footage of Italian Rockfall Event

Aerial footage of Italian Rockfall Event

February 20, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Aerial footage of Italian Rockfall Event

The remarkable story of the bus-sized boulders that rolled through an Italian farm at the beginning of February now has some amazing aerial video footage to go with it. Check it out.

[Source: YouTube via AEG Insider. Image: YouTube]

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