Venice has been inundated by an exceptional high tide which put roughly three-quarters of the historic city under water. The tide rose to around 156 centimeters above sea level. See the images of Venice's record-breaking flood.
Venice under water in record-breaking floods
70 percent of the historic center in Venice is flooded by exceptional high tide
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A tourist wanders in high water in Venice, Italy
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA The tide reached 149 centimeters above sea level
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA The terrace bar of the prestigious London hotel destroyed by the storm along the San Marco pier in Venice
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA A shopkeeper tries to stop the water that invades the store in Venice
© EPA-EFE/Andrea Merola A room inside the historic Caffe Florian, in the area of San Marco square in Venice
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA A bricola sign brought down by the storm in Venice
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA 70 percent of the historic center in Venice is flooded
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA Tourists wander in high water in Venice
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA Tourists walk with their luggage in Venice
© EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA