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Rome: after the chasm, an enormous underground labyrinth was discovered under the houses of Centocelle; the details
A new chasm has opened in the Centocelle district in Rome, with an underground labyrinthIncredible
discovered in Rome: after opening a chasm he found himself a huge one
underground labyrinth under the houses of the neighborhood One hundred cells: Greenme report details.
The phenomenon of sinkholes it is not at all new in the capital: sometimes gods are discovered real underground holeswhich are found starting from a small hole in the road surface, from which it is possible to see ten or so meters of cavity.
As an example, the neighborhoods Tor de ‘Schiavi and Prenestino-Centocelle under the asphalt they hide hollow tunnels that move in a manner branched.
The phenomenon it is not at all reassuring for the residentssince they live with the awareness that theirs home could sink at any moment. Their distress is further aggravated by the frequent time wasters affecting the water and sewage networks of the area, which do nothing but further weaken underground structures.
The term “sinkhole”Was first introduced in the 60’s Indicate for circular depressions that were formed following the collapse of underground karst cavities. In geology, they are a very dangerous form of natural catastrophe, as they are very sudden in their development and swallow anything.
By comparing sinkhole-prone environments, it was found that they share similar morphological characteristicsthat is a substrate of soluble rocks with a dense blanket of alluvial deposits.
Among the triggering factors, the presence of aactivates underground water circulation under pressurethe improvised impulses generated by a earthquake, or the and loads of human originwhich is the case with Rome.
ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) has drawn up a
map of the risk of sinking in the Capitoline areaviewable in the attached image.
The map of the danger of sinkholes in the Municipality of Rome (source: ISPRA)