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Yesterday the Venetians woke up in surprise that the section of the Grand Canal in Venice was painted in phosphorescent green. Venice Government Delegate Michele de Bari organized

Yesterday the Venetians woke up in surprise that the section of the Grand Canal in Venice was painted in phosphorescent green.

Venice Government Delegate Michele de Bari organized an emergency coordinating meeting to determine the causes and follow-up measures to be taken, and “pending the development of events, it was ordered strengthen surveillance in the area lagoons to control any critical situation and prevent new similar episodes.”

A bright green spot appeared in the channel connecting Campo San Luca with the Grand Canal, and gradually disappeared. extending through the rest of the Venetian canals after the start of Vogalonga, a regatta that has been held since 1974 and was born as a demonstration in defense of the Italian city.

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The police said in the memo that “following the first investigations carried out by the fire brigade in conjunction with the local police of Venice and the regional agency for the prevention and protection of the environment of the Veneto region (ARPAV), the substance seems to be tracerthat is, a liquid that is injected under the circumstances in which water leaks out to find out the path to follow, ”and this is also used in speleology.

While research is ongoing, it has been ensured that the liquid it’s not toxic and there is no danger to the health of residents.

The Italian media indicated that the episode was reminiscent of an initiative by the Argentine artist Nicolás García Uriburu, who died in 2016 at the age of 79, who in 1968 poured a fluorescent green liquid into the Grand Canal to protest against water pollution.

To date, no movement has claimed responsibility for the action, and Last Generation environmental activists also deny involvement, who have blackened the waters of Rome’s Trevi Fountain and other buildings and artwork in recent days. to protest the lack of attention to climate change.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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