Near-record high tides flood much of Venice

City officials said the tide peaked at 1.87m at 10.50pm , just short of the record 1.94m set in 1966.

"The situation is dramatic," Mr Brugnaro said on Twitter. "We ask the government to help us. The cost will be high. This is the result of climate change." Saint Mark's Square was submerged by more than 1m of water, while the adjacent Saint Mark's Basilica was flooded for the sixth time in 1,200 years.

Four of those inundations have now come in the last 20 years, most recently in October 2018. There was no immediate word on any damage inside the Church.Video on social media showed deep waters flowing like a river along one of Venice's main thoroughfares, while another showed large waves hammering boats moored alongside the Doge's Palace and surging over the stone sidewalks.

In Matera, this year's European Capital of Culture, rainwater cascaded through the streets and inundated the city's famous cave-dwelling district.

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