Venice floods in pictures

Posted on 2 November 2018

Venice is experiencing its worst flooding in a decade, which has left at least 11 people dead. Floods are not unusual in the city, however the severity this year is. Referred to as acqua alta, ‘high water’, by locals, floods in the area are caused by high tides in the northern Adriatic Sea, which reach their peak in the Venetian Lagoon and cause partial flooding of Venice.

Despite this, many tourists visiting the city seemed unperturbed by the flooding and continued wading through the waters to explore until it became impossible to do so. Raised walkways have been laid out in sections of the city and on Monday 29 October, St Mark’s Square was closed as the waters reached 156cm, the fourth highest level ever recorded in the city.

An initiative to install underwater flood barriers called the Moses Project was started in 2003, however despite reports that it is 92% complete, there have been delays due to the high construction cost. These barriers would help protect the city’s historic buildings from saltwater damage.

Here are some photos from this week’s floods shared on Instagram.

 

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Three-quarters of Venice was flooded Monday following strong storms that have swept through Italy. At high tide yesterday, water levels in the city — which lies on a series of islands in a lagoon in northeastern Italy — were 5 feet above sea level, forcing tourists and residents to wade through waist-high water. Venice is prone to floods in the autumn and winter months, but the recent flooding, fueled by strong winds, is the worst in at least 10 years 🇮🇹🌊😮 (📷: Getty, Reuters) – #flood #floods #flashfloods #flooding #weather #severeweather #extremeweather #water #ocean #sea #hightide #acquaalta #tourist #tourists #travel #explore #piazzasanmarco #rialtobridge #stmarkssquare #venice #venetian #italy #italian

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Lucky escape Sunday 28/10/18 It’s something you don’t get to see in Venice, it’s not the everyday photograph you see of venice! We had a lucky escape from a natural disaster!! Most of you may know what happened earlier this week in Italy 🇮🇹 as it was all over the news!! Venice’s central St Mark’s Square was closed on Monday afternoon, after the water level reached “acqua alta” (high water) of 156cm (5.1ft). It is the fourth highest level ever recorded. With rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, still we managed to have fun and escape the worst days of Venice!! #venice#venicedisaster#venicefloods2018#veniceflood #floodedvenice#travelgirl#travelphotography #traveldiary#naturaldisaster #familyphotography#fam_compass#one_in_a_million #uniquetous#unusualphotography #venezia

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#picoftheweek by: @arianna_boehm Venezia città unica al mondo, ancor di più con l’acqua alta 🌊✨ Tagga le tue foto con #venezia360 Giornalmente selezioniamo una foto da condividere nella nostra pagina Instagram e nella pagina Facebook https://www.facebook.com/venezia360.arte Tag your pictures #venezia360 to be featured in our Community. We daily select one picture and share it on the our Instagram Page and on the Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/venezia360.arte #venezia #piazzasanmarco #acquaalta #acquaaltaavenezia #cittàunica #cittàmagica #bellezzaitaliana #vista #vistaspettacolare #postospettacolare #fotografia #fotodelmomento #fotodelgiorno #venice #italy #stmarkssquare #highwater #hightide #highwaterinvenice #uniquecity #magiccity #italianbeauty #view #amazingview #amazingplace #photography #photoofthemoment #photooftheday

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