A chasm opened up last night
in the roadway of via del Cassano in Secondigliano, a suburb of Naples.
The sinking took place gradually - probably due to the rain that fell copiously on the Neapolitan capital all night - starting at 3.30 without involving any means.
The intervention of the Civil Protection and the fire brigade was immediate on the spot.
In the early hours of the morning, the abyss widened further until it reached a diameter of ten meters and about eight meters deep.
The area is manned by the local police with traffic being diverted onto Corso Secondigliano and Via de Pinedo.
The ABC technicians are at work checking the two sewer pipes and the subservices present in the area of the collapse and the supply of water and gas has been temporarily suspended.
The ABC is evaluating the installation of water supply columns in the area.
Flooding and accidents in Lazio
In the meantime, the situation in the south of the province of Frosinone is gradually returning to normal, where yesterday's bad weather continued for most of the night, aggravating the situation.
Castelnuovo Parano was hit by a water bomb, repeating the phenomenon that occurred in the same area three years ago: now the SR 630 Cassino-Formia has returned without problems after the difficulties encountered in the area bordering Ausonia.
The fields of Casali are still flooded where a torrent of water has poured from Monte Calvo.
Basements and garages are largely flooded.
The pouring rain and the slippery road surface contributed to the accident which occurred shortly after 1.30 in the night on the Via Mària in the section that crosses Castelliri: a car with two young people on board skidded, ending its run in a ditch.
The two motorists were rescued by ambulance personnel who returned to the parking lot and noticed the Alfa's headlights at the bottom of the ditch: one of the injured was treated in hospital.