Tag Archives: The Mud Angels: How Students Saved the City of Florence

  Though the great flood in Florence happened well before she was born, it became a lived experience for Karen Greenwald during extensive research for her children’s book on the catastrophic event. Award-winning children’s book author Karen Greenwald has never been to Florence, and yet she feels a deep connection to the Italian city. That’s because for three years, Greenwald conducted research and interviews about the overflowing of the Arno River in 1966, which dumped about 600,000 tons of mud and sewage onto Florence. The tragedy left more than 30 people dead, hundreds injured and thousands homeless. It also damaged …