in 2009, the hubs and i visited one of the most beautiful places in the world...italy's cinque terra! here we are standing on the hiking trail to monterosso, overlooking the beautiful city of vernazza!
on october 25, 2011, the towns of monterosso and vernazza were heavily damaged by unusual heavy rains and flash flooding, with some areas buried in mud/debris up to 12 feet deep! three lives were lost, residents were forced to evacuate, and the town continues to be in a state of emergency :(
below are some before and after photos. it's so hard to fathom the destruction, especially to vernazza's main piazza (city square), an area usually filled with hundreds of residents and tourists.
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| all photos above from savevernazza.com |
i watch the news regularly and had no idea that this happened until i received an email from the savevernazza.com group recently. i don't think that this tragedy was heavily reported in the news :(
my heart aches as i look at the devastation but i am so happy that the people of vernazza are hopeful and determined to rebuild their beautiful little town to its original glory and plan to welcome visitors back as early as the summer of 2012. if you or anyone you know has a special place in your heart for italy, especially the cinque terra, please consider donating something to help save vernazza :)
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