"Fortunately, the rock formation caved in on a winter night when nobody was kissing, taking photos or swimming beneath it. If it had collapsed in July or August, when tourists typically flock to the site, the results could have been tragic, Giovanni Caputo, president of the Order of Geologists of Puglia, tells Fanpage.it’s Maria Neve Iervolino."
Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/couples-have-been-kissing-under-the-lovers-arch-in-italy-for-years-on-valentines-day-it-collapsed-into-the-sea-180988215/
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![Nobody was hurt during the [arch] collapse, which occurred on a winter evening. Paolo Manzo / NurPhoto via Getty Images
Recently, storms have raged through much of the region, battering the coastline with surges of heavy rain.](https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/104/014/936/883/767/original/f6948fda13408a96.jpg)
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