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On Tuesday, December 8, the Italian city of Venice, which is connected instead of streets by canals, was flooded due to heavy rains and a sharp rise in the water level. The reason for this was the error of the meteorologists, who incorrectly predicted the height of the tsunami, and the protection gate system was not activated in the city.
This is reported by The Guardian.
On the morning of December 8, a 137-centimeter tidal wave hit Venice, for which the city was not prepared. In a short time, the water level rose to 145 cm and the central square of the city was completely submerged.
As you know, in Venice, when the water level exceeds 130 cm, the security lock system should have been activated. However, this was not done due to the error of the forecasters, who expected that the height of the wave would not exceed 120 cm.
It takes some time to activate the MOSE program, and it was too late before authorities realized their predictions were wrong on Tuesday.
“The situation is terrible, we were underwater, – says Carlo Alberto Tessein, manager of the Basilica of San Marco. – The narthex is completely flooded, and if the level rises again, the interior chapels will also sink. “
Security locks appeared in Venice only in 2020, the total cost of their installation exceeded 6.5 billion euros.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPffCwY6qKY
As reported by “Apostrophe”, previously the southern Italian provinces, Palermo and Crotone, were covered by a powerful flood. A bridge collapsed in the Melissa commune due to bad weather. In addition, the rail links with the Palermo airport suffered serious damage.
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