Venice: Tourists flip gondola after refusing to stop taking selfies
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Footage of the group in the water at Rio de la Verona has been widely shared on social media. No one was hurt in the accident and the group are said to have dried off nearby.

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  • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
    103·
    7 months ago

    This isn’t news. It’s not even fluff entertainment news. People in a boat tipped over as they weren’t balanced. Nobody was harmed, just wet.it happens daily all over the world. The selfie angle of the story is nonsense too.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    11·
    7 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    A group of tourists fell in a Venice canal when their gondola capsized after they reportedly ignored orders to stop taking selfies.

    But they apparently ignored him and all the weight ended up on one side, capsizing the boat and flipping them into the cold canal.

    Onlookers filmed Saturday’s spectacle and footage of the drenched tourists clinging to the boat went viral on sites like TikTok.

    There are persistent complaints about over-tourism in the Italian city, with holidaymakers and cruise ship daytrippers packing Venice for most of the year.

    It was revealed last week that a €5 daily charge will be introduced from next year for visitors on certain days between April and July.

    In 2021, Venice also banned cruise ships from entering the historic centre amid concerns about pollution and erosion of the city’s foundations.

    The original article contains 213 words, the summary contains 136 words. Saved 36%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

    • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      56·
      7 months ago

      At least they didn’t shit in the river.

      Chinese tourists give me hope that when I travel as an American, hopefully won’t be the most hated foreigner.

      The Canadian patch I’ll put on luggage will help too lmao

      • sennheisenberg@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        That last line seems like an asshole move to Canadians. If something happens it’s not your country’s reputation on the line.