Venice flooding puts three-quarters of the city under its worst water levels in 6 years
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Venice faced the worst flooding in a decade as high tide and high winds swamped landmarks and streets in the northern Italian city on October 30.
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I never understand the phenomena until I live there for 3 months and made some local Italian friends. One of my local Venetian friends is a geologist and he specialised in mineral study. He said to me, Venice is fighting for existence since the day the first church stone was erected in Torcello, which was kind of the oldest (by some measures) buildings in Venice. He taught me that Venice was founded as a lagoon. Not an island. The historical name of Venice is (forgive me if I pronounce or spell in wrongly), Laguna Veneta. Lagoon is not meant to stay. Lagoon is not the same with island. While island is land (sand or stone) that was elevated to a certain level. Lagoon means muddy and washable land sediment, and they not usually stay in place. Venice was built on top of a lagoon. In order to build the buildings, they have to use special technique to make sure the lagoon stays intact and not washed away. And I strolled in the so called Venice city hall or library, I was shown by my friends that the old Venetian Kingdom kept a record of their measurement of water levels and they basically regulates law to make sure the construction of buildings only enforce the lagoon. The wooden based technique can last indefinitely. And whoever does not follow the technique will be punished.
And back to the definition of a lagoon itself, it is inevitable that Venice will be sinking. Because the nature of the land itself is not stable. The heavy rain, the wind and the rising sea level just make things worst. From time to time, the heavy rain will flood the city and things get extra worse when the Adriatic sea is in high tide. The Acqua Alta will inevitably occur. And the question of Venice sinking is not a matter of if, my friend said, but when. He also showed me the underground of the Holy St Mark Basilica. And the most underground chamber to store the body of St Mark himself was flooded. The body was moved upstairs and the chamber wasnt used since then.
I hope Venice can solve the sinking city problem. Maybe not. As I was told, it is first and foremost, a lagoon. But I hope it wont sink. Best regards from me to Venice. My home country is also sinking. But not because it is a lagoon. Because Singapore is located below sea levels, every monsoon season, some coastal and city centre areas are flooded. 😓
Nizam Masood iinteresting facts about Venice
Just a correction:laguna veneta wasn’t the ancient name of venice but it is the name of the lagoon where venice is.
What?
The tourism trade also has a huge impact.
@Servant to Be lmao
Reading some of the comments below are unbelievable! the "acqua alta" is a seasonal phenomenon it's just that this one is the worst in 22 years the city floods every 3 years if you walk round st marks square you will see the boards stacked up ready for use Venice has been sinking since the day it was built it's a beautiful city that is sinking which is a reminder of our mortality
We already know that.
And you also provided the problem they face and what we're talking about.
*It Happens More Frequently And Water Levels Are Not Going Back Down.*
I would say those living there should have some concerns!
They're already pushed out of their homes by overcrowded tourism And Capitalism! Now they can boat all the way to their rooms! *NO JOKE!*
Some rented spaces are at storefront levels being converted into rooms for rent.
How long has it been going on? The stone makes the city so much more durable.
*which is a reminder of our stupidity
Why would this 'be a reminder of our mortality'? Do you also see sunset as a 'reminder of our mortality'? That's rather shallow.
God bless Italy.
The city shown at 2.20 is Verona, not Venice
Esatto
The audacity! Sue the channel then.
flooded or not , VENICE IS INCREDIBLY , ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL ! GOD BLESS AND PROTECT AND SAVE ENCHANTING VENICE !
*God Is The One Flooging It!*
LONNIE DOBBINS , NO , THE GREED AND STUPIDITY OF MAN !
It'll be as enchanting as the lost city of Atlantis if something isn't done about the root of the problem.
how do we protect it?
@@AirKangLocker ?
Am I mistaken or is it that people are still shopping?🤔😯
Nothing stops consumers 😂
I've been watching videos two days.
*I saw people participating in a marathon and eating lunch at storefront cafes.*
I bet the shops are sold out of wellington boots and inflatable dinghays.....
Venice is used to it. It's just gotten bad this time
@@kyleb1933
They've not accustomed to it happening this often and at these higher levels.
*You speak as if all is Fine and it's just another day of a walk in the park!*
When it recedes it may remain at a higher level than before.
That means all will have to adapt to those new levels.
So sad, I just hope that people are safe and that the city may recover from it.😞
I just loved when I visited it, really one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been
Viviane de Paula it happens often, its just a little worse this year but we are used to it
What ! Iam dead
"One of" ? .. you mean THE most
This is just terrible. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I recognize the guy with the bucket trying to clear out the water from his shop....we would get coffee and pastries every morning. How sad this is to see!!!
Im now in Venice, the condition here now is better
Did the water go down or is there a flood still there?
@@abby-a Acqua Alta is a seasonal thing. No one can ever predict it. Or maybe they can predict it, but it is still 50 50. Locals dont consider Acqua Alta as flood. It is simple bad weather and natural combinations. When the rain is too heavy and the Adriatic Sea is in high tide, AA will happen. It can happen in any season, even in mid July. When I live in Italy a couple of years back, it was April till June. And AA happened in mid May. It took 5 hours for the water level to go down, because the Adriatic tide is low too. And the June AA was the worse I saw. It took 2 days for the water level to go down. Thats because the rain continued pouring for days, so even the Adriatic sea tide is low, the canals are overflooded. If youre heading there, rest assured. Just hope you dont have to face AA. It is unpleasant. But you know, locals treat it like a daily thing. We even have a hot choc and croissant in Piazza San Marco while dipping out feet in the water.
I was there 3 weeks ago and it was perfect, no rain no flooding but a bit cold. Beautiful Venice.
This video is of 2018
I have been in Venice multiple times even though the people are unfriendly, erratited with tourist I still love the City. I been in this city when it’s dry, and flooded, l still is magical
Venice is the most beautiful city in the world
I'm so glad I visited Venice Italy when I I did in 2011. It was so beautiful. It's sad to see if this way.
Damn I was just there mid-october had perfect weather boy did I get lucky
The worst flooding was 194 cm in 1966. It was more than 50 years ago, so it doesn't count.
No just the last 20 years all other records cancelled
The water must be so indredible dirty
Maker Shaker Waker actually it’s not
@@lincolnpaul1814 Uh, YES it is dirty. 😒
Nah, the water there is clearer compared to our third world country during typhoons and storms. Venice is lucky.
Very dirty ~
I can't believe this is the same beautiful city I got lost in in 2016. Its sad to see it like this. But I am glad I could see Venice when it was still beautiful☺☺
The situation is so scary
Ma quello ponte e di Verona non Venezia. Ese puente es de Verona no de Venezia
The Art! This beautiful city. The History.
Applaud them for trying to protect the city, but there is nothing that can be done.
Italian soldiers are some of the coolest and friendliest I have ever seen.
I couldn’t imagine living here lol I love how the people are so chill and like whatever. I’d probably slip and drown
Isn't this the place people boat through the city
يا خساره على المدينة الجميله ، اول مره أزورها السنه دي و كان نفسي ارجع تاني ، ربنا يحسّن الأحوال و ترجع فينيسيا زي ما كانت مدينته الأحلام الرومانسية 😩😩😰😰😒😒
Well, clearly, this would never be an “if,” it is always “it’s a matter of when.” New Orleans in USA, same situation. You live there, you roll the dice.
When I was going to Venice it starts to flood but the water only rises 30 cm or maybe more. And I also found a small fish swimming at the big area in front of the San marco.
I have loved Venice all my life. Wanted my stepson to honeymoon there. This saddens me to see.
This is sad to see. ;-( * good luck to Venice....help your neighbor's if you can please....
Well, this is one way the locals can get relief from tourist.
Anyone else here Ignorant and thought Venice was a floating city all year round?
What month is that?
at least the floor water does not looked filthy.
Selling hip waders must be a booming business.
2:19 this is Adige river in Verona and not Venice!
how do they get water, and what about toilet?
I've been a frequent visitor to the city over the last 40+ years. I've often seen water in San Marco and the city, but never anything as high as this year's flooding. I hope they seriously start considering some of those proposed remedies.
How deep was the water in the Hard Rock Cafe?!
People there are stronger than anywhere else in the world...
Saviour is gracious and plenteous in mercy!
Venice is beautiful and flooded
Why Verona at 2:19?
OH NO !! Beautiful city pls don't disappear. I am still in the mid of saving money to visit her by next year. God blesssed Venice, Italy.
Alice Ho you’ll see it, high and dry. May is the best time or September
@@lincolnpaul1814 Thank you for your infors.
Oh my gosh what happen to Venice. .is almost singking
This looks like a nightmare.
Was only there end of September, lovely weather then!
Venezia e' sempre bella......Venice is always beautiful😉
Poor beautiful Venice!! That is no way to live traipsing thru all that murky cold water😧
this video is not showing the reality at all, the water is still "rubber-boot" friendly , tourist-suitable and after all just taken around San Marco. The bridge shown is in Verona but the headlines says Venezia......This night the water reached more than 180 cm , 2 persons got killed, vaporetti sunken, big parts without electricity....
È un video del 2018
Oh my ...
My CA shore location already displayed eye power absorbing winds toward the EYE no water yet
What surprises me is that it seems like water levels are rising but Italy knows this already yet, we see a flood like this.
People live there so they just make the best of it .
I’m italian and in Milan . But we just get on with it ..
Poor people hope god bless them best wishes from India 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😚😚😚😚😚😚😵😵😵😵😵😵
good thing I just went there last year....
It happens every year. Heavy rains + High tide in Adriatic sea = Acqua Alta.
Build a street one story high then stabilize the land underneath.
This is awful, but one has to take their hat off to the hardy souls still wandering round and making the best of it. Good luck Venice, a stunning place!!
All of the ground floor shops and restaurants should only be allowed to remain if they are able to flood without damage. It might be better without all of the tourist shops anyway. They could be relocated to the second level. Or create a new shopping zone. Perhaps a beautiful mezzanine level could be built in some instances. The vacated properties would make excellent storage for boats with large areas of new circulation corridors through the stone columns. Come on you wonderful Italian designers....continue designing Venice! Don't let the politicians waste anymore money on hopeless engineering.
Live, grow and change with the "tides". Or contact me, I'm an architect that would love to help.
Why did Italy allow this to happen Venice. Venice is a beautiful city. What happened to the flood gate project? So terrible!!!!
Soo sad to see Venice in such trouble
Y esto por qué pasó?????
The world turns water flows 🌀🙏
Dude, just be cautious and watch out. And if you don’t look underwater and can’t swim, you know your done for.
How sad to see a beautiful place like Venice under water...... God spare them further turmoil..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I pray for lots of sun.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why would you bother praying to God.......surely he caused it?
Lots of sun will result in more melting of the polar ice packs, exacerbating sea level rise. You have it exactly backwards.
It's being cleaned.
@@BazzerObama doesn't surprise me coming from you, that you would say such a thing.
God is laughing in the heavens
I imagine they will have a serious problem with mold and mildew as does all flooded building. I would have though people would be making more use of inflatable boats if they don't already have shallow bottom boats to get them around.
I don't understand why there is a short video of the river Adige in Verona...
Is this because of rising ocean levels???
Andrea Gaye Scott Westfall no ! Read up on Venice ! It happens once a year but this year it’s been it’s worst in 6 ! Stinks too ! It will sink soon though .
No the city was built on a lagoon which by nature washes away causing it to sink.
How long will this last ?
In Gods time
Call a plumber already.
William McCormack Call Mario and Luigi 😂
Terrible.
Not really, GODS PAYBACK!
You see Venice i see CS:GO
@@sirhero7 payback for what you moron the acqua alta is a seasonal phenomenon that happens often it's just this is the worst one in 22 years it will be buisiness as usual soon get back on your medication you parochial idiot
Just the usual scene during acqua alta 🥶
I was there in June this year, it's a beautiful city and lovely country Italy.. God save my Italy and Italian people..
I wounder how many people get sick from sewage overflow.
Pieknie tam jak jest sucho. Teraz to prze....one tam byc.
Very sad..I don't want to imagine what is in that water.. not to mention Sharks..and when everything is flooded from ground up..I'm thinking about the smell and stinch that gets into the everything..MY GOD!
That's insane !
That's horrible.
People just trudging through and half wet like it’s another day
Wow, the network news channels aren't covering this.
Most of Venice is covered with water anyways, what difference does it make?
Chona Anttonen Yeah, it’s not usually knee deep inside shops though... The canals are full of water, the streets and squares aren’t.
Their place is dry no trees,hope evetyone is safe
Guess I’m bringing my fishing waiters
Venice, the first name of my cousin, and Sicily, the first name of my defunt great-aunt...
What happens when you concrete an entire city?
No lines, no waiting.
To other parts of the world, floods are just a normal situation during rainy or typhoon season. Just always be prepared, be safe and chill.
Povera mia Venezia, poveri veneziani
Same thing happened west of Cuba millions of years ago. You can send robotic cameras down to see the ruins.
Inspiring
Who is here from see 2019 flood ...see 2018 flood..🧐🤔
Send the water back into the atmosphere.
This is a downside effect of living in this kind of place especially in this time condition it get's worsen as time pass by, so bad for this city..!
Why Venice floods every year @
The game is getting deeper
It was predicted, it might get better but eventually, Venice will be a thing of the past, btw the water is highly contaminated :( sad such a beautiful place
What foundations are these buildings on?
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So much water... Lucky there's no sharks hippos crocodiles swimming around here!
Esa ciudad quedará bajo el océano y será inevitable.
Looks fun
Going in three weeks, don't sink.
so sad. :( May God be with them all.
Spanish Mami God is the one that caused this problem. It’s all part of God’s plan.
Now you can truly take a boat anywhere in Italy