asean delegates, envoys, to look into myanmar issues which is not being completed. it has been six months now since the coup took place in myanmar and we haven t seen any result, despite letters being released and promises being made on meetings and conferences. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen reports. it s been venice s david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners
damage venice s ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the city s central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venice s over tourism. hordes of day trippers not the model of sustainable tourism many here want. and they ve contributed to the flooding that s long plagued venice. the high tide in 2019,
from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the city s central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venice s over tourism. hordes of day trippers not the model of sustainable tourism many here want. and they ve contributed to the flooding that s long plagued venice. the high tide in 2019, the worst in 50 years, inundating st mark s square and devastating homes and businesses.
wildfires are common in southern turkey in the hot summer months, but local authorities say the latest fires have covered a much larger area than usual. turkey doesn t have its own firefighting aircraft, so reinforcements have been sent from ukraine, russia, azerbaijan and iran. but with the fires spread so widely across the south coast, it will be some time until they re brought under control. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after yea rs of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be able to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen reports.
clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venice s ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the city s central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness because every time we saw one of these ships coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and about environmental and social justice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venice s over tourism. hordes of day trippers not the model of sustainable tourism many here want.