Venice Flooding Photos: Most of City Underwater After Highest Tide in Ten Years

Venice Flooding Photos: Most of City Underwater After Highest Tide in Ten Years

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http://www.newsweek.com/venice-flooding-pictures-most-city-underwater-after-highest-tide-ten-years-1192931

Venice was inundated by an exceptionally high tide on Monday (October 29), leaving up to 75 percent of the city underwater.

Local authorities said the tide hit 156 centimeters (5ft 1.5in), the fourth highest level ever recorded in the city, and the highest in a decade.