Wednesday, October 23

Venice police investigating shiny inexperienced liquid in Grand Canal

Police in Venice have launched an investigation into the supply of a phosphorescent inexperienced liquid patch that has appeared within the metropolis’s famed Grand Canal.

Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto area, posted an image of the intense inexperienced liquid close to the arched Rialto Bridge on Sunday.

The patch was reported by residents.

Images taken on the scene present a shiny patch of inexperienced within the canal alongside an embankment lined with eating places.

Gondolas navigate by the Rialto Bridge on Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it, Sunday, May 28, 2023. The governor of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, said that officials had requested the police to investigate to determine who was responsible, as environmental authorities were also testing the water. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
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People look at Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it, Sunday, May 28, 2023. The governor of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, said that officials had requested the police to investigate to determine who was responsible, as environmental authorities were also testing the water. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
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A bright patch of green is seen in the Grand Canal along an embankment lined with restaurants, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city's famed Grand Canal. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
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Mr Zaia mentioned that officers had requested that the Venice police examine to find out who was accountable.

Environmental authorities have additionally been testing the water.

The incident seems to echo latest episodes in Italy through which environmental teams have been concentrating on monuments with colors and dyes.

Previous incidents embody activists utilizing vegetable charcoal to show the waters of Rome’s Trevi fountain black in a protest towards fossil fuels.

However, in contrast to earlier circumstances, no protest group has come ahead but to assert duty for what occurred in Venice.

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