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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