Longarone is a town and commune on the banks of the Piave in province of Belluno in North-East Italy. Piave (from Latin Plavis ) is a river in north Italy. ... Belluno (It. ...

The village was destroyed in the Vajont disaster on October 9, 1963 when a landslide from Monte Toc forced 50 million cubic metres of water over the top of the Vajont Dam. Longarone lay in the immediate path of the wave of mud and water which swept into the valley below. 1909 villagers were killed. Vajont Dam is a dam completed in 1961 under Mount Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Monte Toc is a mountain in Northern Italy best known for the Vajont Dam, which was built at the mountains base in 1960. ... Vajont Dam is a dam completed in 1961 under Mount Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley A valley (in Scotland, a glen) is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles in area. ...

Longarone was rebuilt following the tragedy and is now once again a thriving community. The fortieth anniversary of the disaster was marked, in September 2004, by a commemorative ceremony in Longarone attended by President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. This is the list of Presidents of the Italian Republic with the title since 1948. ... Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (born 9 December 1920 in Livorno) is an Italian politician and banker who has been both Prime Minister of Italy and President of the Italian Republic. ...

The Vajont Dam as seen from Longarone today, showing approximately the top 60-70 metres of concrete. The 200-250 metre wall of water (megatsunami) that over-topped the dam would have obscured virtually all of the sky in this picture.

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 423 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1625 × 2304 pixel, file size: 693 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) La diga del Vajont vista da Longarone. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 423 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1625 × 2304 pixel, file size: 693 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) La diga del Vajont vista da Longarone. ... Megatsunami (often hyphenated as mega-tsunami, also known as iminami or wave of purification) is an informal term used mostly by popular media and popular scientific societies to describe a very large tsunami wave beyond the size reached by typical tsunamis (around 10 metres). ...

1963 Vajont Dam Megatsunami

1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Vajont Dam is a dam completed in 1961 under Mount Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy. ... Megatsunami (often hyphenated as mega-tsunami, also known as iminami or wave of purification) is an informal term used mostly by popular media and popular scientific societies to describe a very large tsunami wave beyond the size reached by typical tsunamis (around 10 metres). ...

External links

• Homepage for Longarone comune (in Italian)

Veneto · Comuni of the Province of Belluno

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