CU Of old map of the flooded area and of newspaper headlines telling of the flood. CU Still of old Florence. GV Florence. GV Pan down Palace, in the Piazza Signoria to statue. VS Showing the devastation caused after the floods water had subsided. The thick slush and mud, wrecked cars and buildings and people delve through to try to save their belongings and their homes. Shots of the damage to the Ponte Vecchio and other Florence landmarks. VS Flashbacks to the craftsmen working in their little shops on the Ponte Vecchio, they work in gold. More shots of damage. CU Stills of the famous pictures and works of art that have been damaged or lost in the floods.Florence Floods Aftermath (1966) | April 13, 2014 | British Pathé
I was there two years after the 1966 flood. The high water was marked all over the city. The Uffitzi gallery was open but the art had been raised up above the water line. I got to see The Last Supper but from quite a distance.