Piles of mud and rubbish: a town in Italy was flooded by a mud tsunami. Photo
Mud ''tsunami'' hits city in Italy
A small Italian town on the border with France, Bardonecchia, was hit by a mud "tsunami".
The disaster was caused by a landslide in the mountains. After heavy rains, all the mud was washed into the river and brought to the city, ANSA reports.
The town is in mud captivity
At the moment, no casualties have been reported. Only one person is known to have been injured.
As a result of the "tsunami", cars were completely covered with mud, and the streets of the city are covered with piles of rubbish. The mud flow overwhelmed everything in its path, swallowing up road signs, cars and bus stops.
The mud stream completely covered the cars