Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Venice flooded

Venice flooded as new $8 billion dam system fails to activate
"To activate MOSE a bigger forecast is necessary," Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro told the Italian news agency Agi.

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The MOSE infrastructure project began in 2003 but was plagued by cost overruns, corruption scandals and delays.

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The project has cost about seven billion euros ($8 billion), versus an original estimate of two billion.

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