ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌmðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən kˈɔːzd baɪ ðɪ ˈælaɪz, ðə wɪθdɹˈɔːɪŋ dʒˈɜːmənz mˈaɪnd ðə ɹˈiːvə nˈoʊvə, slˈoʊɪŋ dˌaʊn pˈoʊstwɔːɹ ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi æz wˈɛl æz kˈɔːzɪŋ kˈæʒuːəlɾiz.
Apart from the destruction caused by the Allies, the withdrawing Germans mined the Riva Nova, slowing down postwar recovery as well as causing casualties.