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The 1966 flood of the Arno (Italian: Alluvione di Firenze del 4 novembre 1966) in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. It is considered the worst flood in the city's history since 1557.
Florence: Days of Destruction (Italian: Per Firenze) is a 1966 documentary about the 1966 Flood of the Arno River and its catastrophic effect on the city of Florence. . Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, it is Zeffirelli's only documentary, and features the only known film footage of th
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others Creator Dominique Roger. Support as nominator, prefer alt – MER-C 16:04, 17 September 2019 (UTC) Support, prefer alt Adam Cuerden Has about 6.9% of all FPs 10:05, 18 September 2019 (UTC) Support – tells a story in 1966 flood of the Arno. Can use a bit of spot removal, touchup.
High water marks of Arno river floods on August 13, 1547 (left) and November 3, 1844 (metal plate on the right). Photographed in Via delle Casine. The flood on November 4, 1966 collapsed the embankment in Florence, killing at least 40 people and damaging or destroying millions of works of art and rare books. New conservation techniques were ...
This location marks one of the earliest crossings of the Arno in Florence, possibly originating from Roman times or even before. Although floods have repeatedly damaged it, the current bridge has stood since approximately 1339-1345. For many years, the only older bridge in the city was the Rubaconte bridge, built nearly a century earlier.
See photos and video of the destruction wrought from flooding across the NC mountains
Photos and videos captured the "biblical devastation" in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources after flooding and power outages caused gas and water shortages.. Roads ...
The flooding is expected to break all prior records in the town of about 8,100 people. Blakely told the Citizen Times that he has not heard of any flooding-related deaths in Fletcher so far and ...