no comment Empty canals and idle gondoliers: COVID-19 hits hard in Venice Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdowns have hit Venice hard: its 150 canals, so admired by tourists, are empty. 01/12/2020
Places Extinction Rebellion take to the seas to protest cruise ship pollution The ship has been pumping out tonnes of pollution in a harbour in Cornwall, UK according to local residents. 13/08/2020
Italy Venice tests system of 78 inflatable flood barriers The inflatable barriers are supposed to protect the city from tides as high as three metres. 10/07/2020
no comment Venice's gondolas are back after Italy relaxes COVID-19 restrictions Boatmen wear masks and surgical gloves, while seats are spaced out in the boats to adhere to social distancing rules. 18/05/2020
no comment Venice canals empty amid virus lockdown Canals in Venice were almost empty on Monday morning as Italy's fight against the coronavirus pandemic continues. 06/04/2020
no comment Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival A plumed angel dressed in an orange ball gown descended from the bell tower high above the Venice lagoon down into a crowd of thousands packed into St. Mark's Square for the annual carnival "flight of the angel" ceremony Sunday 17/02/2020
Italy Severe weather persists as anger rises in flood-damaged Venice The queen of the Adriatic is drowning. Climate change has been cited but what about corruption? 19/11/2019
Italy Italian flood warnings spread beyond Venice to Pisa and Florence In Pisa, in north-western Italy, 170 paratroopers were deployed to bolster the city's flood defences. 18/11/2019
Italy Venice mayor says flooded city is 'on its knees' St. Mark's Square in Venice was awash with water and closed on Sunday as city authorities prepared for another exceptional high tide just days after devastating flooding. 17/11/2019
no comment Venice flooded by third record-setting high tide in one week Venice faced a new high tide on Sunday (November 17), a few days after the lagoon city suffered the worst flooding in more than 50 years. 17/11/2019
Italy Watch: Nearly three-quarters of Venice flooded after latest high tide Venice has been hit with another round of flooding on Friday just days after it experienced its worst high tide in more than half a century. 15/11/2019
Italy Italy to resume barrier project that could have stopped Venice floods In 1984, Italy launched a flood barrier project called Mose. It was supposed to protect the lagoon city of Venice from high tides. 14/11/2019
Italy Venice flooding at historic levels during high tide The mayor of Venice is set to declare a state of disaster after the city was flooded during the highest tide in over half a century. 13/11/2019
no comment St. Mark's square becomes a lake as flood season begins in Venice Tourists needed some pretty high boots on Tuesday (November 12) in Venice as water levels rose flooding central St. Mark's square. 12/11/2019
