High tide floods streets of Venice
People sit at a cafe in a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, Italy, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
People walk on a catwalk at the flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, Italy, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Women pose for a picture in a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Visitors are served at a cafe in a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
General view of a bar at the flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
People sit at a cafe in a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
People walk through a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
People walk through a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
A woman carries a suitcase through a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
People sit at a cafe in a flooded St. Mark's Square during seasonally high water in Venice, November 5. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
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