Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

Updated 10:08 PM ET, Fri January 31, 2014

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.

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.

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.

Hide Caption

1 of 6

Photos: Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

Boulders just miss Italian home – A boulder rolled straight through the 300-year-old barn, authorities said.

Hide Caption

2 of 6

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.

Photos: Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

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.

Hide Caption

3 of 6

Authorities estimate between 3,000 and 4,000 cubic meters of rock detached from a nearby cliff during the landslide.

Photos: Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

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.

Hide Caption

4 of 6

Photos: Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

Boulders just miss Italian home – The boulder that destroyed the barn just missed the house.

Hide Caption

5 of 6

There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. But according to the local fire department, the property damage is "enormous."

Photos: Photos: Boulders just miss Italian home

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."

Hide Caption

6 of 6