Famous canals dried up in Venice, paralyzing the city (7 photos + 1 video)

In February, the water level in the canals of Venice fell by half a meter, which almost completely paralyzed the city. Ambulance, taxi and rescue services can no longer traverse channels. The authorities state that the lack of rain greatly exacerbated the situation with the tides.





Italy and other European countries are facing drought. Because of this, the canals in Venice became very shallow: boats now lie straight at the bottom. Due to the lack of rain, the situation worsened even more, writes Bloomberg.



Due to low tide, almost the entire city is paralyzed, because most people and intelligence agencies ride boats through the canals. The famous gondolas part of water transport.





Ambulances, taxis, rescuers and even firefighters use boats to move around the city. Due to low tide, some channels for several hours were completely inaccessible to ships, including boats Ambulance.



The water level, predicted by forecasters Centro Maree, not will return to normal until at least the middle of the week, RBC clarifies. It is noted that now the water level in Venice has fallen by 66 centimeters below mean sea level.



Local residents, accustomed to floods, were very surprised to see canals without water. Many were late for work.



Last year, due to flooding, the authorities in Venice began work on the MOSE project, which is designed to reduce damage from natural disasters. The project was scheduled to be completed this year.



It certainly looks amazing! The channels are shallow and drowned in the mud. The boats lie on the ground, among silt and clay. Low level water also caused massive fish deaths and exposed ancient foundations many buildings.