As tides rise, flooded Venice awash with colorful plastic boots

Sold for anywhere between 6-10 euros, the knee-high boots mostly used by tourists tend to leak after prolonged use meaning many are immediately discarded

“This is the second pair I’ve bought in two days,” said French tourist, Gregory, 36, who said he was dismayed to see the colorful boots bobbing in the city’s swelling lagoon. “It’s really a shame they end up in the bin,” said French tourist Manon Gaudre, 22. “It’s a bit worrying… I’d think they should be pretty easy to recycle. I plan on keeping them, or at least not throw them away. Maybe I’ll give them to someone arriving at the airport.”

The flimsy boots — long on plastic but short on style — visually differentiate the tourists from the locals, with the latter opting either for sturdier galoshes or waders stopping at the hip.

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