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Italy drought: Famed Venice canals run dry, gondola beached by low tides

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Gondolas lay beached along a series of Venice's famed canals this week, as low tides and a lack of rain left would-be punters high and dry. Tourists out on the deeper, busier canals sailed passed exposed foundations of ancient palazzos in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, while in shallower ones, forlorn boats sat on silty mud flats.

Added on the 22/02/2023 14:11:54 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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