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Story Name: DITALY/VENICE MOBILE BARRIERS -200309
Reporter: Wolf Achtner, Rome
Date: March 17, 2009
Camera: Wolfgang Achtner & Alberto Gabutto - Edit: Alberto Gabutto

Suggested Anchor Lead: "Venice is a wonder of civilization. Its artistic and architectural treasures are priceless. Yet the city's survival is genuinely threatened. Water levels have slowly gone up since the 1700s and there are even fears that by the end of this century, Venice may sink because of the rising Adriatic Sea. From Venice, Wolf Achtner reports, in order to protect the city, the Italian government is financing the construction of a highly controversial mobile barrier system that will cost 4.5-billion Euros."