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Word: trentino (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...began with a cyclonic storm that poured millions of tons of water into the Arno, the Po and their tributaries. In the mountain resort of Alleghe, a hotel employee reported that the nearby lake was overflowing its banks, pushing whole forests down the sides of the mountain. In the Trentino region near Austria, 30,000 persons were left homeless. The torrent uprooted vineyards in Chianti-producing Tuscany and massacred livestock in a region that produces most of Italy's meat. In Venice, it heavily damaged some 7,000 shops, though canal-traveling Venetians were better able to ride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: A Royal Fury | 11/18/1966 | See Source »

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