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".
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