A woman crosses the flooded St. Mark's squareby St. Mark's Basilica after an exceptional overnight "Alta Acqua" high tide water level, early on November 13, 2019 in Venice. - Powerful rainstorms hit Italy on November 12, with the worst affected areas in the south and Venice, where there was widespread flooding. Within a cyclone that threatens the country, exceptional high water were rising in Venice, with the sirocco winds blowing northwards from the Adriatic sea against the lagoons outlets and preventing the water from flowing back into the sea. At 22:40pm the tide reached 183 cm, the second measure in history after the 198 cm of the 1966 flood. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
Two people have died as the highest water levels for more than 50 years generated hundreds of millions of euros of likely irreversible destruction in Venice.
On his part, Venice’s mayor announced a state of emergency after “apocalyptic” floods swept through the city, drowning its historic basilica and flooding squares and centuries-old buildings.
Roads were converted into roaring floods, marble balustrades were broken, vessels cast ashore and gondolas crushed against their moorings as the pool tide peaked at 187 cm (6ft 2ins) quickly before midnight.
It was the highest level since the record 194 cm set in 1966 but with rising water levels becoming a regular threat to the tourist jewel, city mayor Luigi Brugnaro was quick to blame climate change for the disaster,says Reuters.
“Venice is on its knees,” said Brugnaro. “The damage will run into hundreds of millions of euros.”
“This is the result of climate change,” he said on Twitter.The city further urged citizens and businesses to assemble proof of any harm to their properties had suffered so they could request compensation.
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