Snow and floods batter Venice before Valentine's Day - in pictures
A gondola travels down a canal during heavy snowfall Photograph: Marco Secchi/Barcroft MediaGeneral view of Scalzi bridge during heavy snowfall and high tide Photograph: Barbara Zanon/Getty ImagesSt Mark's Square blanketed in snow Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images
Snow-covered gondolas in VenicePhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman smashes slabs of ice floating on high water in Piazza San Marco. The Acqua Alta reached a peak of more than 5ft above sea levelPhotograph: Andrea Merola/EPAPeople walk on through a frozen and flooded St Mark's SquarePhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty ImagesSnow continues to fall on St Mark's SquarePhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty ImagesSt Mark's square is covered with snow Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty ImagesTourists struggle to walk through icy waterPhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty ImagesWater rises on St Mark's SquarePhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
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