The European Space Agency on Tuesday published striking images of tourist hotspot Venice. The effects of the lockdown on the city’s waterways are impressive to say the least.
One image was taken on 19 April 2019. The other picture was taken on 13 April 2020, attesting to an unexpected silver lining of the virus crisis. The city is now enjoying crystal clear waters in its world-famous canals due to a lack of debris from tourists and near-zero boat traffic under Italy’s ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The clear waters are a tiny bright spot in the beleaguered but beautiful city, whose economy has been virtually wiped out since tourists fled the area beginning last month.
