Vajont dam

On the October 9 anniversary of the 1963 Vajont disaster, interest in writer and mountaineer Mauro Corona is rising in Italy. Corona, born in Erto, the village in the shadow of the Vajont dam, has often spoken about the landslide and flood that killed nearly 2,000 people. Italian media, including RaiNews, are revisiting the tragedy on its anniversary, and his name is among the most searched topics in the country.