Rome: A huge boulder unleashed by a landslide in northern Italy narrowly missed a farmhouse, destroyed a barn and came to a stop in vineyards.A second boulder stopped just feet (about a meter) behind the traditional stone farmhouse in the rocky region of Alto-Adige.The surreal sight was captured in a series of dramatic photographs. Nobody was injured in the tumble from mountains overlooking the village of Ronchi di Termeno. Some other boulders from the Jan. 21 landslide blocked roads.Watch the near miss of boulders in pics: A huge boulder is seen after it stopped next to a farm houseSecond giant boulder, which detached during the same landslide missed the house by less than a meterThe boulders destroyed the barn, and stopped in the vineyard below, in Ronchi di Termeno, in Northern Italy. According to reports, the Trebo family living there was unharmed in the landslide. The boulder in foreground is from a much older landslide. The trail of the boulder can be seen on the left of the photo provided by Tareom.com
Updated on: February 02, 2014 7:02 IST
