The testing of 78 mobile floodgates was hailed as a success For the first time a system of 78 mobile floodgates has been tested in Venice, after years beset by delays and corruption. The 1.5km ...

Parts of Venice have been left under water by record ... The so-called Mose project - a series of large barriers or floodgates that would be raised from the seabed to shut off the lagoon in ...

Regular high tides in Venice, Italy, have flooded the city for centuries. Now, MOSE, a system of 78 hinged steel floodgates along the seafloor, is offering protection, but experts question whether ...

Venice was underwater on Tuesday as heavy rain ... barriers that were rolled out two months ago. The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon and are ...

In France last night, Nice came good for us, beating Rennes 3-2. We're spending Saturday in Italy, where the first of three Serie A games brings 12th-placed Empoli to 19th-placed Venezia. We like ...