VideoAn underground water pipe burst in Florence, Italy, creating a 200-yard-long sinkhole that buried dozens of cars in the early hours of Wednesday. Dario Nardella, the mayor of Florence, wrote on Twitter that no injuries had been reported and that firefighters had been sent to the scene. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Nardella also urged people with cars parked on or near the Lungarno Torrigiani to remove their vehicles. Emergency services were expected to take thousands of bottles of water to 18 schools in the city. Access to the neighborhood was restricted, and the water supply was temporarily cut in nearby areas while technicians tried to fix the broken pipe.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2016 08:56 UTC