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The 1966 Venice flood (Italian: Alluvione di Venezia del 1966) was an unprecedented high water, known in Venice as an "acqua alta", with waters reaching up to 194 cm.
The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in damage.
Carlo Malagola was director of the Bologna State Archive, before took the director position in Venice Archive. On November 4, 1966, the city experienced extreme flooding, which also endangered the archive holdings, which initially had to be placed on higher shelves.
The high-water mark hit 74 inches late on Tuesday, meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded.
Before the acronym was used to describe the entire flood protection system, MOSE referred to the 1:1 scale prototype of a gate that had been tested between 1988 and 1992 at the Lido inlet. The name also holds a secondary meaning: "MOSE" alludes to the biblical character Moses ("Mosè" in Italian), who is remembered for parting the Red Sea.
Venice is famous for its waters, but not Saint Mark's Basilica. It's been flooded only six times in 1,200 years. But this is the fourth time in the last two decades. The mayor of Venice said the ...
The worst flood in 50 years has swept through Venice and the water is threatening centuries-old landmarks and art, according to the In The Know video above.
Venice (/ ˈ v ɛ n ɪ s / VEN-iss; Italian: Venezia [veˈnɛttsja] ⓘ; Venetian: Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges. [3]