The tourist mecca of Venice experienced a dramatic bout of acqua alta — or high water — flooding this Sunday, brought on by heavy rains that led to much of the coastal, historical city of bridges and canals getting swamped.
Venice’s Hungry Tide: Floods Hit 70% of Italian City
The tourist mecca of Venice experienced a dramatic bout of acqua alta — or high water — flooding this Sunday, brought on by heavy rains that led to much of the coastal, historical city of bridges and canals getting swamped
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A woman stands on a bench above a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice on Nov. 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm above normal, according to a monitoring institute