Venice devastated by second highest tide in history

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Venice mayor to declare flood disaster after second worst high tide

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VENICE, Italy - Venice’s mayor called the city a disaster zone on Wednesday after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.

Night-time footage showed a torrent of water whipped up by high winds raging through the city centre while Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto region, described a scene of “apocalyptic devastation”. Saint Mark’s Square was submerged by more than one metre of water, while the adjacent Saint Mark’s Basilica was flooded for the sixth time in 1,200 years - but the fourth in the last 20.

“Venice is on its knees.. the art, the basilica, the shops and the homes, a disaster.. The city is bracing itself for the next high tide,” Zaia said on TV.On Wednesday morning the tide level fell to 145 cm but was expected to rise back to 160 cm during the day.

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Shame on him

erikgregersen Ahh swimming in bog water flush the toilet

Yes

Hope he's up to date with all his shots 🤢

Pretty stupid--the water is sure to be full of toxins.

and the one who took the video

That water don’t look none to clean.

nicarbart

Yeah Yeah, the predictions about the devastating effects of climate change are a hoax... and the Trumpsters will believe that til DegenerateDonnie and his sycophants are clinging to the Mar-A-Lago tower like seals to a bouy in a hurricane.

He’s kinda sexy though...

The perfect way to draw attention... tagmeifyoucan

Are we sure that’s not Aquaman?

edgy

Truly one of the most beautiful cities on Earth. To loss this city to the sea would be heartbreaking and a crime against humanity. Flooding is not new but this is shocking. Limiting people and banning cruise ships would help.

Prayers 🙏 to all affected. 😔

Uhm, Venice residents aren't listening to GretaThunberg? Time to move! Head for the hills.

What it didnt take six days...unbelievable flooding

Looks like fun

And M3 burn somewhere else, time ago, anyway i don't like sadamme Macron, and the diesel gates.

What happened to the barrier that was supposed to hold this back? Never finished? Broken?

Climate change.

😮

Liberals will say it's because man-made global warming

python33r so that'll be a 1 in 200 year flood event then

So it was “the result of climate change” back in 1966 too?

Test

BloodSpite clintjtucker

Glad I got to visit last summer. Goodbye Venice!

Venice is choking due to GlobalWarming. We need to hold those that cause it accountable. Time to end with the polluting FossilFuel industry and the age of oil 👉 ClimateChange ClimateAction

Venice is choking due to GlobalWarming. We need to hold those that cause it accountable. Time to end with the polluting FossilFuel industry and the age of oil 👉 ClimateChange ClimateAction ClimateEmergency

I remember 30 years ago they were saying Venice would eventually be under water since it’s sinking...

Oh, it’s going to get worse. Way worse.

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