Italy government donates to Venice flooding project
Saturday, November 30, 2002
ROME -- Italy's government gave the go-ahead Friday to the first chunk of money for an ambitious plan to save waterlogged Venice, authorizing some $450 million to build hinged barriers that will rise up in the sea to block the tides.
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