Most devastating flood, October 25, 2011

October 25, 2011 - this date will remain in the history of the Cinque Terre forever. That day, one of the most devastating floods fell upon the National Park.

The damage amounts to millions and 13 people died. Many walking trails remained inaccessible to visitors for more than one year.

Vernazza - the village that suffered the most was rebuilt during more than two years. First floors of almost all the building in the village were destroyed and had to be renovated completely. Everything in the town was built almost from scratch, and even sewage had to be rebuilt.

As of today, only a couple of billboards remind about this terrible tragedy; the biggest one is located near Vernazza railway station.

So as to feel those terrible moments experienced by the residents, watch the video at the bottom of this page; some Vernazza inhabitants shot it on that very tragic day. No words can express the horror that you see here in the video.

On this page you can compare the pictures taken a couple of days after the flood with the photos of 2013.
Most of them are photos from Vernazza and Monterosso, as other villages suffered much less.

After the flood:	2 years later:
1. View from the railway station in Vernazza
2. Main Street in Vernazza
3. Main Street in Vernazza
4. Area behind the station in Vernazza
5. Beach and Main Square in Vernazza
6. Main Street in Vernazza
7. Main Street in Vernazza
8. Square in the historical centre of Monterosso
9. Near the railway bridge in Monterosso
10. Near the railway bridge in Monterosso
11. Shop opposite the church of St. John the Baptist in Monterosso
12. A street in Monterosso
13. A street in Monterosso

Other photos:

14. Main Square and the beach in Vernazza
Borghetto Di Vara	Borghetto Di Vara	Bridge of Colombiera destroyed by flooding
Reconstruction works in Vernazza	Reconstruction works in Vernazza	Reconstruction works in Vernazza
Cinque Terre in the first months after the floods	Cinque Terre in the first months after the floods	Cinque Terre in the first months after the floods

Cinque Terre disaster video, October 25, 2011: