Flooding Venice
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Venice hit by third exceptional tide in same weekTourists with scheduled departures rushed to grab the last water taxis to get to the mainland Sunday before service was interrupted in anticipation of the high tide.WorldNov 17, 2019
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Venice’s St. Mark’s Square reopens despite high water levelsBy late Saturday morning, water was rising again in St. Mark’s Square and the forecast for Sunday was worse. The tide was expected to peak at 1.15 meters above sea level on Saturday at noon.WorldNov 16, 2019
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Venice mayor declares disaster as city hit with 2nd-highest tide in history"We ask the government to help us. The cost will be high. This is the result of climate change," he said on Twitter.WorldNov 13, 2019
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