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LONGARONE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: The bell tower of Pirago survived the Vajont landslide and became an iconic image of the tragedy is on September 26, 2013 in Longarone, Italy. The Vajont tragedy happened on the night of the 9th October 1963, when a landslide broke away from Mount Toc and fell into the Vajont river causing a wave that struck the neighboring towns, the devastation was total, more than 2000 people died and only few lucky villagers survived. (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)

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50th Anniversary Vajont
LONGARONE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: The bell tower of Pirago survived the Vajont landslide and became an iconic image of the tragedy is on September 26, 2013 in Longarone, Italy. The Vajont tragedy happened on the night of the 9th October 1963, when a landslide broke away from Mount Toc and fell into the Vajont river causing a wave that struck the neighboring towns, the devastation was total, more than 2000 people died and only few lucky villagers survived. (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)