Source: Article by Elizabeth Bosi ilgiornaledellaprotezionecivile.it
Dissesto in Hvar Marina
4 new chasms The village resort of Hvar is crumbling: a risk 15 000 people
Friday February 18, 2011 - From the territory -
Hvar Marina A (Foggia) have opened four new pits and have worsened the conditions of two other already existing. The conditions increasingly critical of this resort were found after a new survey technicians Authority The catchment area of \u200b\u200bApulia, was informed of the results is also the National Department of Civil Protection.
The geomorphology of the territory of chalky Hvar Marina, which in contact with sodium chloride produces a process of dissolution, is due to the opening of these chasms. The problem is presented for the first time in '20-30 years after the completion of the canal Acquarotta: the infiltration of water caused a gradual decrease in the level of saturation of sodium chloride, giving rise to the process of dissolution of gypsum. Phenomenon which was further aggravated by the wild construction.
In summer, the village resort of Hvar is home to 15 thousand people, and are more than 600 households owning an apartment that now may not be able to go on holiday next summer. "We must keep vigilant about the phenomenon" - said Fabio Amati, Regional Councillor for Public Works and Civil Defense - "At stake is the lives of citizens of Hvar Marina." The chasms are opening it "in the vicinity of churches and houses inhabited, and may cause crashes."
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