in the worst-case scenario, up to 226 square kilometres of the lagoon may be flooded with sea levels surging by 3.47 metres during extreme tide events.

Venice suffers worst week of floods in its history as surge breaks records VENICE has suffered its worst flooding on record ... please use the Site Map. The Sun website is regulated by the ...

The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon and are designed to protect the city from tides of up to 3m. Venice was underwater on Tuesday as heavy rain ...

(CNN)-- Venice has suffered its worst flooding in 22 years, leaving some parts of the historic Italian city neck-deep in water, reports said Monday. Water burst the banks of the coastal city's ...

Low tides have left canals in Venice almost dry, just two months after severe flooding left much of the Italian city under water. Boats have been seen almost beached as water levels dip drastically.

Venice was hit with its highest tide in 50 years on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing flooding that could cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Eighty-five ...

For the first time a system of 78 mobile floodgates has been tested in the Venice lagoon in north-eastern ... of tariffs later on Wednesday. Flash flooding caused significant damage on the ...

The Associated Press / A woman sits in a chair in a flooded St. Mark’s Square, in Venice, on Wednesday. The high-water mark hit 74 inches late Tuesday, meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded.