” “”We will track them all down. We will thank those thousands of boys and girls who in 1966 came from all over Europe and all over the world to help the Tuscans, invaded by water, mud and all sorts of rubble, to save thousands of paintings, canvases, works of art, a huge wealth of books and millions of archive records”. These are the words spoken by Erasmo D’Angelis, from the Region Tuscany, at the press conference that was held in Rome today (Foreign Press Room) on the fortieth anniversary of the Florence flood.
” “The “angels of mud”, as the volunteers that in 1966 came from many European countries to help the city came to be known, are expected to meet at an international gathering in Florence from November 3rd to 5th.
” “At today’s meeting, the highest regional authorities announced the initiatives that have been planned for the fortieth anniversary of the terrible flood that affected Florence and other areas in Tuscany and the call for the international gathering of the volunteers.
