Venice was underwater on Tuesday as heavy rain ... The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon and are designed to protect the city from tides of up ...

And never since 1972 has Venice seen three floods above 140 cm in the same year, let alone the same week, including Wednesday's 144 cm event. The first real practical tests of MOSE, Venice's new ...

The 1.5km (one-mile) Mose system of yellow dams was a "powerful project that has taken years to complete", said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Venice was hit by the worst floods in half a century ...

Venice is sinking at a rate of about 1 to 2 millimeters each year. This has raised concerns for both locals and tourists. If ...

The winds were so strong that an empty vaporetto - or public water bus - ended up grounded in Venice's Arsenale complex. Getty Images Mr Conte said the Mose flood defence project, part of which ...

In 2003, Italy began building a massive flood barrier designed to isolate the Venetian Lagoon, the enclosed bay where Venice is located. The project, known as Mose, is one of the largest civil ...

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 in winter?’ I hear you cry. ‘You must be joking.’ After all, the floating city is a city of the seaside, isn’t it? A place to drink waterfront spritzes, meander through the lagoon, lounge on ...