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The 1966 Florence Flood and the Failure to Act in Time

As Florence fought the rising waters, national authorities struggled to grasp the scale of the catastrophe.

Snowflakes appeared in the Tuscan Apennines on 1 November 2026, with a light covering reported at higher elevations.

President Sergio Mattarella will attend the main ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio on 4 November 2026.

The demonstration in Florence against Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara later ended peacefully.

Fourteen people were taken to police headquarters for identification checks during a demonstration in Florence on Saturday.

Police blocked access to one of Florence’s main shopping streets during a demonstration that brought hundreds of people into the historic centre.

The decision follows last weekend’s violence in Milan and the government’s introduction of tougher public security measures.

Students at more than ten public secondary schools have announced occupations over education funding and government policies.

An intense downpour flooded seafront streets and disrupted businesses in north-eastern Elba on Sunday morning.

Florence remains near the top of Italy’s crime rankings, Prato and Livorno, are also among the ten with the highest rates of reported offences.