Venice Hit by Exceptional High Tide; Worst Week in 150 Years

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18 November 2019 13:47 WIB

Tourists walk in St. Mark's Square after days of severe flooding in Venice, Italy, November 17, 2019. Reeling from devastating floods this week, Venice suffered another exceptional high tide on Sunday, with the water peaking at 150 cm (4.9 feet), marking the worst week for the city since official tide statistics were produced in 1872. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

18 November 2019 00:00 WIB

People sit at a cafe in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, November 17, 2019. The city's centre for tide forecasts had warned the tide could reach 160 cm on Sunday and the high mark hit at 1210 GMT was not far short of that. Water flooded St. Mark's Square and hundreds of voluntary workers were helping citizens cope with the emergency. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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A man walks in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, November 17, 2019. The city beloved around the world for its canals, historic architecture and art, was hit by a high tide at 187 cm (6.14 feet) on Tuesday. That was just short of the record 194 cm set in 1966 and caused the city's worst flooding in 50 years. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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A man with a mask walks in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, November 17, 2019. In normal conditions, tides of 80-90 cm are generally seen as high but manageable. With four tides above 140 cm since Monday, this is the worst week for high tides in Venice since 1872 when official statistics were first produced. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, November 17, 2019. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro, who has been appointed special commissioner to deal with the emergency, estimated damages from the flooding in the city since Tuesday at around 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion). REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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A man sits on steps of Museo Correr as water floods into St. Mark's square as high tide reaches peak, in Venice, Italy November 17, 2019. Authorities in Florence and Pisa were also closely monitoring the Arno river, whose water levels rose rapidly in the night due to heavy rain. Italy's longest river, the Po, which runs across northern Italy passing through Turin, was also being monitored after its level rose by 1.5 metres in the last 24 hours due to heavy rain. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

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