Police in Venice have launched an investigation into the supply of a phosphorescent inexperienced liquid patch that has appeared within the metropolis's famed Grand Canal.

Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto area, posted an image of the intense inexperienced liquid close to the arched Rialto Bridge on Sunday.

The patch was reported by residents.

Images taken on the scene present a vibrant patch of inexperienced within the canal alongside an embankment lined with eating places.

Mr Zaia mentioned that officers had requested that the Venice police examine to find out who was accountable.

Environmental authorities have additionally been testing the water.

The incident seems to echo current episodes in Italy wherein environmental teams have been concentrating on monuments with colors and dyes.

Previous incidents embody activists utilizing vegetable charcoal to show the waters of Rome's Trevi fountain black in a protest towards fossil fuels.

However, in contrast to earlier circumstances, no protest group has come ahead but to say duty for what occurred in Venice.