Venice is inundated by exceptionally high water levels after the lagoon city suffers the worst flood in more than 50 years
A general view of the flooded St Mark's Square, as high tide peaks, in Venice, Italy on November 15, 2019.
Local authorities said the high tide peaked at 154 cm , slightly below expectations and significantly lower than the 187 cm level reached on Tuesday – the second highest tide ever recorded in Venice. The mayor has blamed climate change for the ever-increasing flood waters that the city has had to deal with in recent years, with the mean sea level estimated to be more than 20 cm higher than it was a century ago, and set to rise much further.
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