Mose project operational after years of disagreements, scandals and cost overruns Venice's long-delayed flood barrier has saved the city from high tides for a second time. The 78 mobile barriers of the Mose project were activated early on Thursday morning after forecasts that the tide would reach up to 135cm. Without the barrier, a tide at that level would have flooded half of the city, with the popular tourist attraction of St Mark's Square usually bearing the brunt.
Mose project operational after years of disagreements, scandals and cost overruns Venice's long-delayed flood barrier has saved the city from high tides for a second time. The 78 mobile barriers of the Mose project were activated early on Thursday morning after forecasts that the tide would reach up to 135cm. Without the barrier, a tide at that level would have flooded half of the city, with the popular tourist attraction of St Mark's Square usually bearing the brunt.
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