(8 Jan 2017) The Marmore waterfall, one of the tallest in Europe, has started to ice over, with icicles hanging from below the falls and along the sides.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, temperatures have dropped to -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) in the area turning the falling water into long icicles.
The 165 meter (541 feet) high Marmore waterfall was built by the Romans trying to channel stagnant local water and is now used to power a hydroelectric plant.
The phenomenon of water spray that the falls create formed a layer of ice that looked like snow in the highest part of the waterfall.
The sight attracted many curious tourists and residents who braved the cold to visit on Sunday.
Some sections of the paths that lead around the waterfall remained closed because of ice that has deposited on the ground making them dangerous.
In Italy, sub-freezing temperatures were blamed for the deaths of a half-dozen homeless people.
Heavy snow and high winds resulted in re-routed flights, delayed ferries, canceled trains and closed roads, media reported.
With no indications of a letup, some schools in southern Italy were ordered not to open on Monday because of the meter (yard) of snow already had buried some areas, the ANSA news agency reported.
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12 янв 2017
