Flood Barrier Successfully Protects Venice From High Tide

Mose flood barrier scheme is used for the first time, in Venice, Italy, on Oct. 3, 2020. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters

VENICE, Italy—A long-delayed flood barrier system successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time on Saturday, bringing big relief to the lagoon city after years of repeated inundations.

“Today, everything is dry,” mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Twitter. “Pride and joy.”