"Water city" Venice Over 80% of the city is flooded by storm surge 9:37 on November 14
Regarding the highest storm surge that occurred in Venice in northern Italy, known as “the capital of water”, in the last 50 years, the local mayor was inundated by over 80% of the city, and a cathedral that symbolizes Venice. It was revealed that it was seriously damaged.
In Venice, Italy, a storm surge of 1 centimeter and 87 centimeters was recorded on the night of the 12th due to the rain that had fallen over the past few days.
This is the second highest after the 1966 record, the highest in the last 50 years.
Venetian Mayor Brugnaro held a press conference on the 13th, revealing that 85% of the city was inundated and that the iconic St. Mark's Basilica was severely damaged.
On top of that, the total damage was expected to reach tens of billions of yen in Japanese yen.
The local media also reported that a 78-year-old man died from an electric shock as water flowed into his home due to the storm surge.
In Venice facing the Adriatic Sea, storm surges occur from November to February each year due to low pressure, but ground subsidence due to groundwater pumping and sea level rise due to global warming cause serious inundation damage. It has been pointed out that
For this reason, the construction of a huge movable seawall has been underway for 16 years, but the construction has been delayed due to high costs. Is getting stronger.