Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

Photos: Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home
Boulders just miss Italian home – A boulder sits next to a farmhouse in northern Italy on January 23, two days after a landslide sent several large rocks tumbling downhill. The adjacent barn wasn't as lucky.
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Boulders just miss Italian home – A boulder rolled straight through the 300-year-old barn, authorities said.
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Boulders just miss Italian home – The boulder that destroyed the barn, left, sits in the vineyard. The boulder on the right is said to be from a much older landslide.
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Boulders just miss Italian home – Authorities estimate between 3,000 and 4,000 cubic meters of rock detached from a nearby cliff during the landslide.
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Boulders just miss Italian home – The boulder that destroyed the barn just missed the house.
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Boulders just miss Italian home – There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. But according to the local fire department, the property damage is "enormous."
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