Greece-Mountain Collapse/Canal
Corinth Canal, Greece - Feb 28, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of raging sea
2. Corinth Canal
3. Grass
4. Bridge above canal
5. Various of stones in canal
6. Cliff
7. People waking on
8. Various of people walking on bridge
9. Souvenir store
10. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Arlina (full name not given):
"Rainstorm was so heavy this year and even caused mountain collapse. We've never seen so much precipitation in this season before."
11. Trees, canal
12. Various of dredger clearing stones in canal
13. Cliff, canal
Mountain collapse triggered by consecutive rainstorms in middle Greece has blocked the Corinth Canal, one of Greece's most famous landmarks.
Large chunks of stones are seen piled up above the water level of the eight meters deep canal. Dredging work is now busily undergoing in the canal.
"Rainstorm was so heavy this year and even caused mountain collapse. We've never seen so much precipitation in this season before," said a seller at a local souvenir store.
Heavy rains started to batter the Peloponnesus Peninsula and the Attic peninsula on the weekend.
Built in the late 19th century, the 6-km-long canal which links the Saronic with the Corinthian Gulf serves annually about 10,000 ships, mainly for tourism traffic.
It was constructed to shorten the sea route between the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea and facilitate navigation and trade, but due to its narrowness (about 24 meters in width), and as modern ships kept growing in size, it did not attract high levels of traffic.
However, the Corinth Canal, which was inaugurated in 1893, became from the late 20th century a popular tourist destination.
Greece-Mountain Collapse/Canal
Dateline : Feb 28, 2018
Location : Greece
Duration : 1'55
Corinth Canal, Greece - Feb 28, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of raging sea
2. Corinth Canal
3. Grass
4. Bridge above canal
5. Various of stones in canal
6. Cliff
7. People waking on
8. Various of people walking on bridge
9. Souvenir store
10. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Arlina (full name not given):
"Rainstorm was so heavy this year and even caused mountain collapse. We've never seen so much precipitation in this season before."
11. Trees, canal
12. Various of dredger clearing stones in canal
13. Cliff, canal
Mountain collapse triggered by consecutive rainstorms in middle Greece has blocked the Corinth Canal, one of Greece's most famous landmarks.
Large chunks of stones are seen piled up above the water level of the eight meters deep canal. Dredging work is now busily undergoing in the canal.
"Rainstorm was so heavy this year and even caused mountain collapse. We've never seen so much precipitation in this season before," said a seller at a local souvenir store.
Heavy rains started to batter the Peloponnesus Peninsula and the Attic peninsula on the weekend.
Built in the late 19th century, the 6-km-long canal which links the Saronic with the Corinthian Gulf serves annually about 10,000 ships, mainly for tourism traffic.
It was constructed to shorten the sea route between the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea and facilitate navigation and trade, but due to its narrowness (about 24 meters in width), and as modern ships kept growing in size, it did not attract high levels of traffic.
However, the Corinth Canal, which was inaugurated in 1893, became from the late 20th century a popular tourist destination.
ID : 8074737
Published : 2018-03-01 11:40
Last Modified : 2019-03-16 01:15:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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