ZUM4875308: Sep. 09, 1953 - Heavy Damage Following cloudburst in Genoa. Bridge wrecked when River floods. A cloudburst brought life to a stand still for several hours and caused heavy damage in Genoa, Italy - when the River Bisagno overflowed and turned streets into streams and squares into lakes. Cellars and basements were flooded to a depth of six feet - and many families were rendered homeless. The Molassana bridge was wrecked / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4866750: Aug. 04, 1953 - East Germans Continue To Crowd Into The Western Zone For Free Food: In spite of the stringent conditions and restrictions imposed by the Soviet Authorities - East Germans continues to pour into the Western Zone to collect the free food being distributed to them by the American Authorities.. They” Volkspolizei” do everything in their power to stop them collecting the food and in some cases even confiscate it when they return to their home territory / Bridgeman Images