A giant sinkhole has been opened in the parking lot of a hospital in Naples, Italy
ROME – A giant heatsink opened on Friday in the parking lot of a hospital in Naples, Italy, forcing the temporary closure of a nearby residence to recover COVID-19 patients because the electricity was cut off.
Operations were not affected at the Hospital del Mar and firefighters said there appeared to be no injuries. The sink consumed a few cars in the visitor parking lot on the other side, empty.
The local hospital district said the 20-foot-deep, 2,000-square-foot (21,527-square-foot) basement opened in the morning. Cmdr fire chief. Ennio Aquilino told Italian TV channel SkyTG 24 that the implosion could have been caused by groundwater infiltration as a result of recent heavy rains.
According to reports, the regional governor said the COVID-19 residence would reopen a few days after the restoration of the electricity and water service. Both were also interrupted at the hospital, but backup systems allowed further care to continue.