Venice Floods Latest News

The flooding of venice.
Venice floods latest news. Venice fears exodus of residents after latest flood inhabitants are used to seasonal deluges but were not prepared for recent onslaughts which plunged more than 80 percent of the city under water. Venice has closed st mark s square as the city suffered a third major flooding in less than a week while rain lashed the rest of italy and warnings were issued in florence and pisa. However if we look at the top 10 tides five have occurred in the past 20 years and the most recent was. The worst flooding to hit venice in more than 50 years has brought the historic city to its knees its mayor said on wednesday.
What tourists need to know the high water that devastated venice in recent months has flooded streets squares and landmark churches. Venice has declared a state of emergency after a 1 8 metre flood devastated the tourist hotspot. Venice suffered its second exceptionally high tide in a week with waters rising 154 centimeters 61 inches above their benchmark late morning friday the ansa news agency reported. The worst flooding to strike venice in more than 50 years has officials in italy set to declare a state of emergency thursday after water levels that topped 6 feet inundated the city.
The city s mayor luigi brugnaro blamed climate change for the. Tourists are still welcomed but.