Yesterday, strong winds and rainstorms pushed water levels in Venice, Italy, to the second-highest levels ever recorded. The high-water mark hit 74 inches (187 centimeters), just short of the record set in 1966.This exceptional acqua alta has flooded businesses and historic structures, sank boats, and been blamed for one death so far.
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1. A photographer stands in Piazza San Marco after the passage of the exceptional high tide in Venice, Italy, that peaked at 74 inches (187 centimeters) on November 12, 2019.
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2. Rising waters are pictured in a canal during an extreme high tide in Venice on November 12, 2019.
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3. The flooded Piazza San Marco, with Saint Mark's Basilica and the Bell Tower, is photographed in Venice on November 12, 2019.
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4. A stranded ferry lies on its side in Venice on November 13, 2019. #
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5. People stand inside a flooded café on the occasion of a high tide in Venice on November 12, 2019.
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6. A woman sweeps water away from the door of a flooded shop in Venice on November 13, 2019. #
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7. A water taxi that was carried by the water into the street after a night of record-high water levels is seen in Venice on November 13, 2019.
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8. A room in the flooded Gritti Palace, in Venice, is pictured on November 12, 2019.
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9. A woman crosses the flooded Piazza San Marco by Saint Mark's Basilica early on November 13, 2019.
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10. A firefighter in scuba gear wades through water, past a flooded car, in Venice on November 13, 2019.
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11. Partially submerged boats in Venice, Italy, on November 13, 2019.
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12. People walk on an elevated walkway in the flooded Piazza San Marco on November 12, 2019.
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13. A general view shows the Doge's Palace (left) overlooking the flooded Piazza San Marco, the Lion of Saint Mark winged bronze statue (center), gondolas, and the Venetian Lagoon (background) after an exceptional overnight high tide, on November 13, 2019.
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14. A tourist pushes her floating luggage in the flooded Piazza San Marco on November 13, 2019. #
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15. A flooded shop, photographed during a night of exceptional high water in Venice, on November 13, 2019.
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16. Phone cases float in a flooded shop after the passage of an exceptional high tide on November 12, 2019.
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17. A shopkeeper pumps water from a flooded shop in Venice on November 12, 2019.
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18. A woman sits in a chair in the flooded Piazza San Marco on November 13, 2019.
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19. A view inside the flooded Saint Mark's Basilica, photographed on November 13, 2019 #
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20. The flooded crypt of Saint Mark's Basilica is pictured on November 13, 2019.
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21. Men work in the flooded crypt of Saint Mark's Basilica during exceptionally high water levels in Venice on November 13, 2019.
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22. A view shows the flooded Piazza San Marco early on November 13, 2019.
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23. People wade through water in Piazza San Marco on November 13, 2019.
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24. Artwork by the street artist Banksy that portrays a migrant child wearing a life jacket and holding a neon-pink flare is pictured after an exceptional overnight acqua alta in Venice, on November 13, 2019.
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