Venice
Under Water
Heavy rains and high tides have brought some of the worst flooding to Venice, Italy in years.
The "acqua alta", or high water, is common in autumn the level of 149 centimeters (4 ft, 10 in) was below the 160 centimeters (5 ft, 2 in) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades.
The bad weather and torrential rainfall will continue through Tuesday, forecasters said. Collected here are images from Venice as it endures this recent acqua alta.
The "acqua alta", or high water, is common in autumn the level of 149 centimeters (4 ft, 10 in) was below the 160 centimeters (5 ft, 2 in) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades.
The bad weather and torrential rainfall will continue through Tuesday, forecasters said. Collected here are images from Venice as it endures this recent acqua alta.
A man and woman swim in flooded Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square) in Venice, Italy, on November 11, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross Piazza San Marco and other areas under water. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
(AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
People walk on bridges set up in front of Palace of Doges during acqua alta on November 1, 2012 in Venice. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
A worker pushes a wheelbarrow during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, on October 27, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
Tourists walk on raised platforms above flood waters in Piazza San Marco during high water in Venice, on October 27, 2012.
(Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
A man sits in his shop as tourists walk in a flooded street in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images)
A view of Piazza San Marco taken during flooding on October 31, 2012 in Venice. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty mages)
A waiter serves coffees to tourists sat in his bar flooded during an "acqua alta", on October 27, 2012 in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman walks in high water ner the Rialto Bridge in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
A person carries luggage through a flooded street during a period of high water in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
A man carries a girl as they leave the flooded Piazza San Marco, on November 1, 2012 in Venice. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
SOURCE: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/11/venice-under-water/100403/
Related links and information
- Tourists swim in Venice square as heavy rain pounds Italy - Reuters, November 12, 2012
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice
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