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Thu, 2018-11-01 18:20 — mdmcdonald




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I knew it was coming.  I just didn’t know it would hit so quickly.  At first, I thought that this article was a simulation. Very sad to see what is being lost, having just been in Venice only a few days ago analyzing the possibility of this kind of event over the next one to two decades. 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/oct/29/venice-flooded-by-high-tide-in-pictures

Venice flooded by high tide – in pictures

The ‘acqua alta’ created havoc in Venice, as schools and hospitals were closed and citizens were advised against leaving their homes. The flooding, caused by a convergence of high tides and a strong sirocco wind, reached around 156cm on Monday


  • People walk in flooded St Mark’s Square during an ‘acqua alta’ (high water) alert















    People walk in flooded Saint Mark Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy




  • A makeshift footbridge in the Riva degli Schiavoni















    People walk on a footbridge in the flooded Riva degli Schiavoni during a high-water (Acqua Alta) alert in Venice




  • Water is drained from a shop with an electric pump















    Water is drained from a store by an electric pump in Venice, Italy.




  • A couple tackle the floods in St Mark’s Square















    A couple walk in the flooded Saint Mark Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice




  • A restaurant owner looks on as flood waters sweep past his premises















    A restaurant owner looks at the flood waters in Venice, Italy




  • Tourists wade through the water in St Mark’s Square















    People walk in a flooded Saint Mark Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy




  • The ‘acqua alta’ doesn’t deter visitors from taking a gondola ride















    Tourists take the gondola in spite of the “acqua alta” in Venice, Italy.




  • Wooden boards are being used to create emergency walkways















    Tourists walk across emergency wooden boards in Saint Mark’s Square which are used to create walkways over the high water in Venice, Italy.




  • The water is waist-high in Venice’s famous square















    People walk in a flooded Saint Mark Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice




  • The romance isn’t dampened for a couple in Piazza San Marco















    A couple of tourists walk in “Piazza San Marco” in Venice, Italy




  • Locals attempt to clear the water from inside buildings















    A man empties a bucket of water on a flooded street during a high-water (Acqua Alta) alert in Venice.




  • Tourists hoist their luggage clear of a waterlogged side street















    Tourists walk with their luggage




  • People gamely wade through water in St Mark’s Square















    Tourists wade through water




  • Visitors lift a stroller clear of the flood waters















    Tourists carry a stroller



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