A boat is pressed into use to cope with flooding in Venice's famed St. Mark's Square. The city flooded as a result of one of its highest tides in recorded history--more than 20 inches over flood level.
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A boat is pressed into use to cope with flooding in Venice's famed St. Mark's Square. The city flooded as a result of one of its highest tides in recorded history--more than 20 inches over flood level.

A boat is pressed into use to cope with flooding in Venice’s famed St. Mark’s Square. The city flooded as a result of one of its highest tides in recorded history--more than 20 inches over flood level. (Sebastiano Casellati AFP/Getty Images)

A cafe's tables and chairs are submerged under the high water in Venice.

A cafe’s tables and chairs are submerged under the high water in Venice. (Luigi Costantini / Associated Press)

Rialto Bridge provides one of the few dry spots for pedestrians in flooded Venice.

Rialto Bridge provides one of the few dry spots for pedestrians in flooded Venice. (Luigi Costantini / Associated Press)

The streets of Venice resembled its canals after an unusually high tide brought flooding, leaving pedestrians to wade through the high water.

The streets of Venice resembled its canals after an unusually high tide brought flooding, leaving pedestrians to wade through the high water. (Andrea Pattaro AFP/Getty Images)

A woman finds a seat in a shoe shop above the water in Venice after one of the highest tides in the city's recorded history.

A woman finds a seat in a shoe shop above the water in Venice after one of the highest tides in the city’s recorded history. (Andrea Pattaro AFP/Getty Images)

A woman appears to be standing in the middle of the Venetian Lagoon as she waits for a boat in the flooded Italian city.

A woman appears to be standing in the middle of the Venetian Lagoon as she waits for a boat in the flooded Italian city. (Andrea Pattaro AFP/Getty Images)

Waters from Venice's Grand Canal spill onto its quay as a result of the unusually high tide.

Waters from Venice’s Grand Canal spill onto its quay as a result of the unusually high tide. (Andrea Pattaro AFP/Getty Images)

Tourists try to keep their luggage dry while wading through high water in Venice.

Tourists try to keep their luggage dry while wading through high water in Venice. (Luigi Costantini / Associated Press)

People walk along a flooded quay near idle gondolas in Venice.

People walk along a flooded quay near idle gondolas in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro AFP/Getty Images)

People wade through high water on the streets of Venice.

People wade through high water on the streets of Venice. (Luigi Costantini / Associated Press)

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