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Venice canals nearly dry, months after historic floods
« on: January 14, 2020, 03:10:22 am »
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Venice canals nearly dry, months after historic floods
 By Louis Casiano | Fox News

Weeks after Venice, Italy, suffered some of its worst floods in more than 50 years and was mostly underwater, its famous canals have dried up and been left unnavigable because at low tide.

The boats and gondolas that draw millions to the city each year were beached at the bottom of the canals, which resembled trenches instead of waterways, as water levels have dipped, the BBC reported.

The scene of the tourist mecca is a stark contrast to photos and videos of flooded buildings and homes that went viral in November as the city grappled with a surge in water levels.

Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/world/venice-canals-nearly-dry-months-after-historic-floods

Now, it's drying out. It doesn't seem that long ago, we were talking about the flood.