Floodgates to protect Venice from sinking
Multi-billion-dollar flood defence system nearing completion to check subsidence problems.
Published On 31 Dec 2012
The Italian city of Venice has become almost as famous for its flood problems as for its gondolas, a flat-bottomed boat, in recent years.
A combination of subsidence and rising sea levels have seen the St Mark’s Square, a major tourist attraction, submerged on an alarmingly regular basis.
But an answer could be on the horizon as a multi-billion-dollar flood defence system is nearing completion.
Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports from Venice.
Source: Al Jazeera