Venice Flood Barrier System
The much delayed yet recently completed mose flood barrier system has successfully protected venice for the first time on saturday october 3rd 2020 during storm alex.
Venice flood barrier system. The ambitious project had dragged on for decades suffering from ballooning costs and repeatedly missed deadlines. Barriers are raised during high water in venice northern italy saturday oct. Specifically they ask what s happened to the multi billion euro flood barrier system that venice has been waiting for since 1991. A long delayed flood barrier system successfully protected venice from a high tide for the first time on saturday bringing big relief to the lagoon city after years of repeated inundations.
Venice will activate its mose flood barrier system today for the first time as bad weather and particularly high tides are set to hit the canal city. The flood barrier consists of 78 bright yellow barriers that guard the entrance to the lagoon in venice. Officials had anticipated. Furious venice residents lashed out at authorities on wednesday saying this week s devastating flood could have been prevented if only the long awaited flood defence system known as mose meaning moses had been.
Rome venice has conducted a trial run of an ambitious anti flood system of 78 inflatable barriers in hopes of protecting the lagoon city from devastating high tides. Venice has successfully deployed its new system of anti flood barriers amid a storm combined with a high tide. The mose experimental electromechanical module project barrier was. Mose modulo sperimentale elettromeccanico experimental electromechanical module is a project intended to protect the city of venice italy and the venetian lagoon from flooding.