Venice flood warning: Fresh alert issued after a quarter of the city submerged by water

The popular tourist hotspot has been warned there will be further high tides of 105cm at 11.15am tomorrow Friday, November 29. Three of the worst ten floods to hit Venice since records began have happened in a week. The high tide of 121cm was reached at 10.30am on Wednesday morning.

At 140cm, 90 percent of Venice is flooded and 80cm is the height of St Mark’s Square and from when flooding occurs.

Tourists have been forced to wear high boots to wade through the water to view its canals, architecture and art.

On November 12, over 80 percent of the city was flooded.

According to local Italian press, the high tide is being reinforced by strong storms in the area of the upper Adriatic.

A project to protect the city was launched in 2003, but it has been hit by rising costs and delays.

In 1106 flooding destroyed every building in the Venetian town of Malamocco.

The increase in sea level in Venice is partly due to climate change and party due to subsidence so because the land around Venice is getting lower.

These European floods have killed nine people in flash floods and landslides across France, Greece and Italy.

In north Italy, a woman was found dead after the flooded Bomida river swept away her car.

Some experts have even warned that Venice could disappear by the year 2100 due to the intense flooding.

Additional reporting by Maria Ortega

source: express.co.uk