Many dead in Italian avalanche, hotel hit

[Pickman's model]

Italy avalanche: 'Many dead' in hotel Rigopiano in Abruzzo - BBC News

 

[Flavour]

It is mental how many small earthquakes there have been in central Italy over the last few days. Combined with heavier than average snowfall (even Sicily saw snow, for the first time in years), it's not looking good.

 

[danny la rouge]

I've not been to Abruzzo, but I have been to Italy. Last time I was there, the owner of the self catering place we stayed in (he lived next door) was telling us that basically the whole town had had the foundations of the houses dug out and the houses balanced on large ball-bearings as an earthquake precaution, so that they'd move with minor quakes. Now, his English was very good but I wondered if he'd translated something wrong. Because that sounds like a huge undertaking. Anyway, I've often thought about that. Houses on ball bearings.

Sad to hear of the deaths in this latest disaster.

 

[TruXta]

I've not been to Abruzzo, but I have been to Italy. Last time I was there, the owner of the self catering place we stayed in (he lived next door) was telling us that basically the whole town had had the foundations of the houses dug out and the houses balanced on large ball-bearings as an earthquake precaution, so that they'd move with minor quakes. Now, his English was very good but I wondered if he'd translated something wrong. Because that sounds like a huge undertaking. Anyway, I've often thought about that. Houses on ball bearings.

Sad to hear of the deaths in this latest disaster.

It's a legitimate thing in earthquake country.

 

[danny la rouge]

It's a legitimate thing in earthquake country.

Sure. But like I say, the whole town? It must be true, but it sounds like a major and expensive piece of work. It wasn't like this was Florence or something: it was a small hick hill town.

Anyway, detour from the sad news above. But every time I dream about living in Italy (several times a week), I think about the earth quakes.

 

[chilango]

Even in Milan I felt some pretty scary tremors whilst there. Worse than the ones I experienced in Mexico City.

 

[Teaboy]

It is mental how many small earthquakes there have been in central Italy over the last few days. Combined with heavier than average snowfall (even Sicily saw snow, for the first time in years), it's not looking good.

That big fuck off volcano outside of Naples is beginning to look perky again as well.

One of World's Most Dangerous Supervolcanoes Is Rumbling

Worrying times.

 

[T & P]

No signs of life so far detected. Doesn't look too good for the missing people

 

[Pickman's model]

That big fuck off volcano outside of Naples is beginning to look perky again as well.

One of World's Most Dangerous Supervolcanoes Is Rumbling

Worrying times.

See naples and die