(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 22 - Venice's MOSE flood barriers system
on Tuesday saved the city from flooding again as a 173 cm acqua
alta moved into the lagoon.
Without MOSE, local officials said, some 82% of Venice would
have been under water.
The acqua alta was the third highest ever after 193 cm on
November 4 1966 and 187 cm on November 12 2019.
MOSE is facing the highest tide in 50 years and without those
barriers Venice would be submerged in a catastrophic way, and
despite the nay-sayers those barriers are saving a heritage of
humanity," said Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo
Salvini.
He said Tuesday's acqua alta was "worse than the great tide of
three years ago". (ANSA).
MOSE saves Venice from near record flood
Lagoon city unscathed after third highest acqua alta ever