An unusually large tidal wave on Tuesday hit Venice, which stands under water.
the Tourists had to wade through the flooded streets of the historic town to seek shelter from the high tide, which among other things created the seas on st. mark’s Square.
Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has declared katastrofetilstand, and warned of serious damage, writes the news agency Reuters.
the Authorities announces that the tide peaked at 187 centimetres above the daily waters at 22.50 on Tuesday evening.
It is only inches below the over 50-year-old record of 194 centimeters from 1966.
the Measurements stretching back to 1923.
– the Situation is dramatic, writes Brugnaro on Twitter, according to Reuters.
– We have asked the government to help us. The cost will be high. This is the result of climate change.
Extra boats from the coast guard are deployed to inspect the damage. The water level has begun to fall again overnight into Wednesday.
st. mark’s Square, which periodically flooded, have been flooded by a meter of water.
Also in the Basilica is made of water, and it is only the sixth time that it has happened in the course of 1200 years.
Four of these floods occurred during the last 20 years of the rich church history. Preliminary, there have not been reports of damage at this time.
the most Recent flood was in October 2018. Here said the church’s manager, to st. mark’s Basilica was aged 20 years in a single day.
At the historic luxury hotel the Palazzo Gritti is the lavish bar virtually under water, describes the AFP.
At the hotel, which has housed, among other things, the author Ernest Hemingway and the actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, is thick tapestries piled on the tables, while the water skulper about purple sofas and leather-bound books.
Floods have so far caused a single death.
A 78-year-old man died on the island of Pellestrina, which is located between the Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic sea.
He was killed by electric shock, as the water in his home caused a short circuit, informs news agency ANSA, according to dpa.
