Unusual Out of Season High Water Levels Flood Venice's St. Mark's Square

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9 August 2021 16:49 WIB

People sit at a cafe in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. Venice's St. Mark's Square was flooded twice over the weekend during high water levels known as "acqua alta", which is unusual and out of season to occur in the month of August. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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People walk in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. The Venice municipality said water levels rose to 1 metre on Saturday (August) evening. Data was not yet available for Sunday night. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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A couple dances in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. Venice's floods, "acqua alta" (high water) in Italian, are caused by a combination of factors exacerbated by climate change - from rising sea levels and unusually high tides to land subsidence that has pushed down the city ground level. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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People walk in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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A worker closes a restaurant in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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People walk in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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