Venice has been successfully protected from high tide for the 1st time thanks to its long-delayed flood barrier system which swung into operation on 3 Oct, to cheers from residents of the canal city.
The yellow sluice gates, rose above the water to seal off the lagoon’s three inlets at Lido, Malamocco, and Chioggia, as Venetians waited with bated breath.
The multi-billion-euro scheme, designed in 1984, has been plagued by corruption scandals and multiple cost overruns since work began in 2003.