Venice was underwater on ... they could activate the huge flood barriers that were rolled out two months ago. The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian ...

The first real practical tests of MOSE, Venice's new flood-barrier system whose lack was slammed in this week's disastrous and deadly flooding, will begin testing next year, the Consorzio Venezia ...

The testing of 78 mobile floodgates was hailed as a success For the first time a system of 78 mobile floodgates has been tested in Venice ... Mose Venezia The four defensive barriers were raised ...

Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding ... the so-called Mose project - a hydraulic barrier system to ...

It follows unpredicted flooding in December after Venice's flood barrier network, Mose, was not activated and tides reached 5ft. The worst recent flooding was seen in 2019 when water levels hit ...

Venice flooding crisis has triggered controversy about the fact that the MOSE, a 5.5 billion euros sea barrier system that is to prevent high tides from reaching the lagoon city, is still not ...

The infrastructure plan, called Mose, includes creating a series of underwater barriers that would prevent flooding when the tide hits 43 inches. In 2014, Venice's former mayor Giorgio Orsoni was ...

Alessandro Maggioni, the city’s assessor for public works, defended the Venice weather centre, describing the high water as “exceptional and unpredictable”. The Moses flood barrier system ...