Our Lady of Health with bad weather and high water: reached 121 ... - New Venice

postponed the opening of the votive bridge due to the tide sustained. The forecast was 125 centimeters, but there is the danger of the Scirocco. In Chioggia reached 126

Alberto Vitucci

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Into VENICE. Venice has paid his way with the fifth high water ‘very strong during the year, the strong storm that hit Italy. The tide has touched in the morning a maximum of one meter and 24 centimeters above the average sea level, enough to flood 37% of the areas in town, and putting at risk the same footbridges, that with these measures can be lifted from the water and brought via. Piazza San Marco – the lowest in the city – has been swamped by 40-45 centimeters of water. For this reason were removed pedestrian walkways for access to the Basilica. It was the third measure in the statistics of 2013, after the peak of 1.43 last February 12, and 125 cm. March 31. Other tides very supported were those of 16 and 23 May this year, 110 and 112 centimeters.

Into On average in Venice are recorded four episodes of this year. A phenomenon that today practically nailed to the centimeter by ‘forecasters of the Tides Center of the Municipality of Venice, which yesterday had estimated a meter and 25. In fact, until mid-morning, the tide had seemed to slow down thanks to the bora wind that, in these cases, impacted more by the ‘Gateway to the lagoon of Chioggia with respect to capital. But then the wind is suddenly shot by sirocco, driving to Venice so the whole mass of water that had accumulated outside of the dikes. In Chioggia is still fared worse, because the maximum reached 128 centimeters. The situation
weather will not change much in the coming hours. The center provides for tides for tomorrow, always in the morning, another tip about 125 cm.

Here’s the situation of high water told on Twitter.

Into Two days of inconvenience, then. That coincide with the start of the celebrations for the feast of Our Lady of Health. The tradition perhaps most felt in the city, thanks to the Virgin who stopped the plague of 1630. In a sign of devotion was erected the temple on the island of Santa Maria della Carita designed by Baldassarre Longhena. The Basilica of Health this year has been renovated and equipped for the first time of a heating system under the marble floor. 4000 restored the precious marble tiles of the floor on the main altar, the small round, where the image of the Mesopanditissa. “For the first time since the seventeenth century,” says the rector of Health Monsignor Lucio Cilla, “the basilica will be heated. The plant will come into operation immediately after the Feast of Health. “

Into As always, the festival of Health is a must for almost all Venetians. A recurrence strongly felt in the city, not only by the faithful of strict observance. There will also be stalls in Rio terà of the catechumens with cotton candy, balloons, cakes and votive candles. This too is a tradition, which ones to bring “the candle to the Virgin Mary.” What groups of altar boys and volunteers provide to turn on and off at the entrance of the great octagonal basilica.

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