On 4th November 1966 after months of higher than usual rainfall the Florentine authorities decided to open a dam on the Arno River to relief pressure without warning their citizens. The resulting flood caked thousands of artistic works with mud and debris, inundated most of the city, submnerged 12,000 cars and claimed up to one hundred lives (although accounts vary). In the Santa Croce area where we were staying the waters reached 22 feet.
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| Santa Croce today |
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| Santa Croce during the flood |
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