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An altar with flowers and wreaths set up to the victims of the Vajont disaster on the last remaining trace of the town, the forecourt of what was formerly the great parochial church. Beyond one can see the bed of the Piave and the face of the dam. Vajont, Italy, 9 October 1963 (Photo by Sergio Del Grande;Giorgio Lotti/Mondadori via Getty Images)

An altar with flowers and wreaths set up to the victims of the Vajont disaster on the last remaining trace of the town, the forecourt of what was formerly the great parochial church. Beyond one can see the bed of the Piave and the face of the dam. Vajont, Italy, 9 October 1963 (Photo by Sergio Del Grande;Giorgio Lotti/Mondadori via Getty Images)