Florence river embankment collapses

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The section of bank affected is very close to the historic Ponte Vecchio bridge

A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and several vehicles into a newly formed ditch.

The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno.

The collapsed segment is about 200m (650ft) in length and 7m (23ft) across.

Firefighters believe the chasm has been created by the failure of a large water pipe beneath the surface.

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No one was hurt in the collapse, Florence’s mayor said

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The water supply has been cut off to part of the city centre

Florence’s Mayor Dario Nardella tweeted (in Italian) that no one had been harmed in the incident on Lungarno Torrigiani.

He appealed to motorists to remove their cars from the area, and said the water supply was off to part of the city centre.

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