GALLERY COPYRIGHT© All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, optical, mechanical, or otherwise, including without limitation, downloading a digital image to a hard disk. The Arno river The rising floodwaters The beginning of the tragedy Ponte Vecchio at risk The floodwaters fill Piazza Duomo An estimate of all the damage Piazza Santa Croce after the disaster All that is left of Ponte Vecchio Ghost city. Florence by night after the flood. The roads Getting potable water from the Nettuno's fountain in Piazza Signoria Death The people Rescue operations Desolation Water being distributed Emergency rations Barber shop. People try to save what they can The bookshop Marquis Emilio Pucci in his atelier after the flood A surprise left cy the flood Life goes on. Candle lit market stall Health Improvised hospital for the elderly Emergency care in a van Emergency care at home The "Mud angels" The first assistance from the army Rescuing the works of art Rest for the skin divers In the mud Saving the books The books from the Laurentian Library The books from the National Library A moment of rest The solidarity of the German Red Cross Solidarity from the world of politics in Italy and abroad Senator Ted Kennedy from the USA with the Mayor of Florence Piero Bargellini Ted Kennedy with the "Mud angels" Hon. Aldo Moro Marquis Emilio Pucci, who suffered damage in the flood, with the President of the Republic Giuseppe Saragat Some of the more serious damage The Door of Paradise by Ghiberti in the Baptistery Prof Baldini msamines the flood damaged Crucifix by Cimabue Some of the antique books and sculptures, the heart of Florentine art, that were seriously damaged by the flood
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