The low water levels have exposed the citys filth.
The lower than normal water levels have also exposed the crumbling brickwork at the base of historic buildings.
Venetian authorities have always shown a lackadaisical attitude when it came to canal maintenance.
Dredging of the canals first started in recent times in thelate 1990s, after almost half-a-century of neglect.
The city also lacks a modern sewage system.
Under these circumstances, drying up of the citys canals is most unusual.
