Venice Flooding

Venice Flooding Brings City to ‘Its Knees’

The mayor called for a state of emergency after the Italian city was submerged under “acqua alta,” an exceptionally high tide — the worst in 50 years.

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The Italian city is submerged by an exceptionally high tide — the highest in 50 years. The mayor has declared a national emergency and school closings.CreditCredit...Andrea Merola/EPA, via Shutterstock

By Elisabetta Povoledo

• Published Nov. 13, 2019Updated Nov. 14, 2019, 5:11 a.m. ET

ROME — The mayor of Venice, who said that the city “was on its knees,” has called for a state of emergency and the closing of all schools after the Italian city was submerged under “acqua alta,” an exceptionally high tide — the highest in 50 years.

Outdoor restaurant tables and chairs could be seen bobbing in the waters, and tourists were forced to clamber through the windows of high-end hotels as the water rose to about six feet before 11 p.m. on Tuesday.

As dawn broke on Wednesday, the authorities began to survey the damage.


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