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In Venice, Italy, where the storm surge has caused serious damage, a huge seawall that emerges from the seabed and blocks seawater was unveiled before it started operation in autumn.
In Italy's water city of Venice, storm surges have caused severe damage due to global warming and land subsidence, and 80% of the city was flooded in November of last year.
Under these circumstances, the construction of the movable seawall that was started 17 years ago was almost completed, and it was disclosed to the media.
Seawalls are installed at the entrances to each of the three Venetian coves and are usually housed on the sea floor, but when high tides are expected, the embankments will rise to block seawater.
It is a mechanism that floats by sending air into the cavity inside the embankment, and it is possible to prevent high tide of 3 meters in height.
The total construction cost is about 670 billion yen in Japanese yen, and it is planned to actually start operation in the autumn of this year.
Italy's Prime Minister Conte stressed its significance by stating, "It's a huge project that has been long awaited for completion."
The damage caused by the inundation has a serious impact on the tourism industry that supports the local economy, and there are high expectations for seawalls.