Vajont: 60. Anniversary

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On 9 October 1963, at 10.39 pm , 260 million cubic metres of rock fell into the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, one of the highest dams in the world. The landslide formed a wave 250 metres high and 50 million cubic metres of water destroyed most of the houses in the village below (Longarone), killing almost 2000 people.

A film by Renzo Martielli in Italian language with testimonies by Giuseppe Vazza, a survivor of the 9 October 1963 disaster.

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