Government Has Spent €5 Billion Trying To Stop Venice Flooding | Massive Engineering Mistakes

Since the 1980 s, the Italian government has been trying to engineer a movable barrier intended to stop tidal surges from engulfing Venice in water. After endless setbacks and mistakes, the project has still not been completed. Subscribe to Discovery UK for more great clips: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=DiscoveryTV Follow Discovery UK on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DiscoveryUK