Floods

Aerial view of Mekong River flooding near Plaine Des Jones area of Vietnam.

Aerial view of the Mekong River Flood between Saigon and Moc Hoa, Vietnam.

Aerial view of the Mekong River Flood between Saigon and Moc Hoa, Vietnam.

Aerial view of the Mekong River Flood between Saigon and Moc Hoa, Vietnam.

Aerial view of Mekong River flooding near Plaine Des Jones area of Vietnam.

Aerial view of the Mekong River flood between Saigon and Moc Hoa, Vietnam.

Aerial view of the Mekong River flood near Saigon, Vietnam.

An aerial view of the Mekong River Flood near Saigon, Vietnam.

Airplane interior view with United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) James C. Dunn seated on the left. The man next to him is unidentified. Both men were part of a U.S. Congressional tour visiting flooded areas in the Po Valley region of Italy. The group was distributing aid and trying to determine what part Americans could play in helping the area.

Exterior view showing a group of men, including reporters and government officials, standing by an Italian airplane. United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952), James C. Dunn, is seen standing in the center holding a light colored topcoat. The other men are not identified. The photograph is identified as: "visit to Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia to see flood damage caused by storm, October 31, 1951." According to newspaper clippings accompanying the photograph the two-week old flood had caused extensive damage with at least 110 persons killed and 9,000 people left homeless.