The city of Venice is sinking, too. It's not just that the water levels are rising. Most of the buildings have a partially-submerged and unusable first floor.
They have platforms like long foot-high tables stacked everywhere. During floods (which happen several times a year) people unstack them and cover the roads with them, so you can walk without wading.
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Date: 2017-07-03 07:47 pm (UTC)They have platforms like long foot-high tables stacked everywhere. During floods (which happen several times a year) people unstack them and cover the roads with them, so you can walk without wading.