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Children from Longarone celebrating with their families and the small number of survivors the arrival of the gifts from Epoca. They are playing 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)

Children from Longarone celebrating with their families and the small number of survivors the arrival of the gifts from Epoca. They are playing 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)