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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2019 14:41:25 GMT
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Post by gar on Nov 13, 2019 14:46:26 GMT
You beat me to it...just awful but not surprising sadly Further footage: BBC
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MaryMary
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Post by MaryMary on Nov 13, 2019 14:53:17 GMT
Oh no! This makes me so worried.
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Post by Katie on Nov 13, 2019 14:57:49 GMT
Oh nooooo! I have been there and tried to imagine St Mark’s square being flooded. I am going back again in April...I looooooove Venice!!!
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Post by belgravia on Nov 13, 2019 15:39:14 GMT
This makes me sad. Venice is such a magical city. It’s hard to believe that with all that acqua alta life just carries on as normal!
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 13, 2019 16:33:01 GMT
These images are so sad. We live in a coastal community and I told DH my lottery win fantasy is no longer to buy oceanfront property. I want ocean view from high on the hillside a few miles back.
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Post by bbkeef on Nov 13, 2019 17:26:50 GMT
This was from my trip in Oct. 2016. I gotta say it was kind of scary. I was so sad it rained the whole time we were in Venice. I remember having very wet feet even though they tried to keep us out of the water. I can't imagine it doesn't damage the buildings. I feel bad for the people that live/work there.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Nov 13, 2019 17:38:06 GMT
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Post by gar on Nov 13, 2019 17:39:50 GMT
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Post by mrssmith on Nov 13, 2019 18:57:51 GMT
I was there during one of the low tide seasons. Did you see the video of the water coming up through the toilet?
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Post by gillyp on Nov 13, 2019 19:09:37 GMT
I know it has survived flooding in the past but you do wonder just how many more times it will be able to rise.
I have cousins all around the coast there and the photos and videos they are posting are heartbreaking.
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Post by mncmom on Nov 13, 2019 19:13:55 GMT
It is so heartbreaking. We were there 2 weeks ago and it was fabulous - such a unique, beautiful place. I can't imagine how they can come up with a permanent fix, and then have the money to do it.
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Post by gillyp on Nov 13, 2019 19:16:35 GMT
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Nov 13, 2019 19:18:45 GMT
Sad to see. 😢
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Post by Alexxussss on Nov 13, 2019 22:58:02 GMT
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Post by Karene on Nov 14, 2019 2:52:32 GMT
We were just there in May. It seems more personal to us than if we had never been.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2019 17:16:59 GMT
"An extreme high tide inundated 85 percent of Venice on Tuesday night, drowning some parts of the city in six feet of water. Floodwaters pushed boats ashore and swept through buildings, swiping groceries off shelves and knocking library books into murky pools. Schools closed, a city council meeting was canceled. Residents and tourists navigated streets in waist-high waters. One man in his 70s died from electrocution as he tried to turn on a pump in his home. Exceptionally high tides similar to this one have taken place in the city roughly once every five years or so. But this year’s disastrous flooding is the worst it’s been since 1966. It’s the result of a confluence of risk factors involving the Moon, weather, sinking, a changing climate, and a billion-dollar project thrown off by political scandal. How the city navigates these issues moving forward could decide its future. And experts familiar with these problems say the city could have spared itself from today’s damage. "“Venice is on its knees”" “Venice is on its knees,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted on Wednesday. “We need everyone’s help to overcome these days that are putting us to the test.”" www.theverge.com/2019/11/14/20963878/venice-high-tide-climate-change-flood-barrier-sea-levels
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Post by jackietex on Nov 15, 2019 3:08:52 GMT
We were just there in May. It seems more personal to us than if we had never been. I understand. I've been leaving a couple of the Venice live webcams open for a few months, so I feel like I'm there, and I noticed the water rising the day it started. I didn't understand how bad it was until yesterday morning.
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snowdie
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Post by snowdie on Nov 15, 2019 3:13:12 GMT
So sad
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