Zeffirelli leaves Rome on the morning of November 4th, and drives to Florence.
Although the main streets are closed because of the flood, he manages to arrive in Florence making a wide detour, avoiding the valley of the Arno and approaching the city from from the higher ground to the north.
He then documents the disaster with hundreds of photographs.
Shortly after, with a crew from the italian national broadcasting corporation, he realizes the documentary Per Firenze, aimed at raising funds from all over the world.
Today the Complesso di San Firenze houses the Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli.
