In pictures: Venice devastated by floods blamed on climate change
The city suffered its highest tide in 50 years
Officers from the Italian National Police (Polizia di Stato) stand in the flooded St. Mark's Square. PHOTO: AFP
A general view of the St. Mark's Basilica, as the high tide reaches its peak, in Venice. PHOTO: Reuters
PHOTO: Reuters
A police officer wades at the flooded St. Mark's Square, as the high tide reaches its peak. PHOTO: Reuters
A man pumps water from a shop at the flooded St. Mark's Square. PHOTO: Reuters
Workers dismantle a makeshift walkway over the flooded St. Mark's Square. PHOTO: Reuters
A man walks across the flooded St. Mark's Square, with St. Mark's Basilica (Rear L) and the Bell Tower. PHOTO: AFP
People walk across flooded streets. PHOTO: AFP
Officers from the Italian National Police (Polizia di Stato) stand in the flooded St. Mark's Square. PHOTO: AFP
A man stands outside a souvenirs shop as a woman walks across a flooded alleyway. PHOTO: AFP
Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro walks through a flooded arcade by St. Mark's Square. PHOTO: AFP
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