"Acqua alta" or floods during high tide are not uncommon in Venice.
What is uncommon is their height this time! The water innundated the city at about 50 cm higher than usual, putting about 70% of Venice underwater anywhere from just a couple of centimenters, to about six inches in the alleyway where our flat is, to over 20 centimenters in the lowest part of town, Saint Mark's Square!
What is uncommon is their height this time! The water innundated the city at about 50 cm higher than usual, putting about 70% of Venice underwater anywhere from just a couple of centimenters, to about six inches in the alleyway where our flat is, to over 20 centimenters in the lowest part of town, Saint Mark's Square!
For more, read "Sea swamps Venice"...
Want to know if more acqua alta is coming? Check out the city's official flood forecast (or else here in English!)
Categories: Venice
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OH MY:::::
Does that mean I have to pack rubber boots when we travel to Venice at Christmas???
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