Saturday 16 October, 2021
St Mark’s Square was drowned by water after a flood defense system failed.
The city’s mayor estimates €1 billion worth of damage has already been caused due to the recent flooding.
Tourists and residents can now return to the historic square.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding as ‘a blow to the heart of our country’.
The exceptionally intense high waters peaked at 1.87 metres.
Water in St Mark’s Square rose to a near record-breaking 156cm.
Papi Chulo and Rosie were particularly singled out for praise.
President Higgins will also visit the Biennale, the world’s oldest international art exhibition.
The family were left with their passports and a mobile phone.
How many have you been to?
Sebastiano Magnanini stole a 260-year-old painting from a church in Venice. 22 years later, he was found tied to a shopping trolley in a canal in London.
A glitch in the matrix.
The human rights lawyer faced pressure over a fact-finding mission she was involved in looking at the country’s power structures.
The ad went viral – and the bids went CRAZY.
Ludicrously specific things. According to media reports.
Sure who doesn’t like a good swim when they’re on their holliers?
Floodwaters led to the evacuations after bad weather hit northern Italy this weekend.
The Mayor of Clonakilty said that the flooding has devastated businesses and homes, flooded 150 cars and left the town looking like the aftermath of a tsunami. Douglas Village was also damaged in the floods.
The $7 billion project which could be the answer to the city’s flooding and the threat of rising sea levels…
Yes, they get us from one location to another with ease, but there is more to bridges than that. They can be spectacular works of architecture – and art.
An amazing Kinemacolor film of Venice shot just before Italy entered World War I.
