According to Giovanni Cecconi, an engineer from the Università Ca' Foscari in Venice, the island's stability is a byproduct of the MOSE flood barrier which has protected the city since 2020.

Located off the shores of Venice, Bacan, a small strip of land is ... thanks to the city's flood barriers.

A new island has emerged in Venice - thanks to recently installed city flood barriers. Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant'Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be ...

A new island has emerged in Venice - thanks to recently installed city flood barriers. Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant'Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be ...

The Environment Agency’s work from home culture has been blamed for its failure to warn villagers about heavy flooding ...

Flood waters around the Little Venice caravan park in Yalding, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA) Fresh weather warnings have come into ...

There are 11 flood warnings and alerts still in place for Kent today (Tuesday, January 7) as river levels remain high ...

Dozens of people have been rescued from flooded homes and stranded cars as a soggy and cold spell continued to disrupt life ...