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Venice floods: Italy to declare state of emergency over damage
... He said the government would accelerate the building of structural defences for the Lagoon City, referring specifically to the so-called Mose project - a hydraulic barrier system to shut off the lagoon in the event of rising sea levels and winter storms...
Venice bans large cruise ships from the historic centre
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Venice bans large cruise ships from the historic centre
Demonstrators protest against The Passage of cruise ships in parts of Venice
Large cruise ships are prohibited in the Historic Centre of Venice, in The Italian government.
ships with a weight of More Than 1,000 tonnes are diverted away from certain waterways of September.
The Move follows an accident in June in which a ship collided with a dock, injuring five people.
But conservationists say the government's plans are sufficient to prevent, under water erosion and pollution in The Lagoon of The City .
starting next month, some of the liner is forced to dock at Fusina and Lombardia terminals away from The City center, by the end of 2020, a third of all ships will be diverted.
critics have long said, the waves created by cruise ships on The Canal , The Foundations of The City of erode, which regularly suffers from floods. Others have complained that they detract from the beauty of Venice to the historic sites and bring a lot of tourists.
But the June accident, in The City Giudecca channel, galvanized the protesters, in order for a final ban.
The Giudecca, in the heart of the popular St Mark's Square, is one of Venice's most important waterways.
In 2013, is forbidden to the government, ships weighing More Than 96,000 tonnes from the Central Giudecca Canal , but the law was later repealed.
In 2017, but the plans were expected to occur for another four years in power.
italy, venice, cruise ships in venice, tourism
Source of news: bbc.com
