(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 12 - The MOSE anti-flooding system has protected ... the transport ministry said on Wednesday. The system of 78 floodgates - which operated for the 100th time on Wednesday ...

For the first time a system of 78 mobile floodgates has been tested in the Venice lagoon in north-eastern Italy. It has taken some 15 years to construct the barrier. A fire at a waste disposal ...

The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon and are designed to protect the city from tides of up to 3m. However, they require 48-hours notice to be ...