Venice has successfully deployed its new system of anti-flood barriers amid a storm combined with a high tide. The ambitious project had dragged on for decades, suffering from ballooning costs and repeatedly missed deadlines.
The MOSE (Experimental Electromechanical Module) project barrier was deployed at the entrance to the Venetian lagoon on Saturday as the Italian city braced for an incoming storm and high tide. The network of 78 yellow barriers emerged from the sea bed some three hours before water was expected to come.
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