A young man and woman swim in St Mark's SquarePhotograph: Luigi Costantini/APA shopkeeper tries to keep the water level inside his shop at a minimum Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty ImagesTourists walk on wooden walkwaysPhotograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
People order coffees in a flooded shopPhotograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople sit at a flooded table in St Mark's Square Photograph: Luigi Costantini/APShoes and wellies float in a flooded shop during an 'acqua alta' – high water – in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the flooding reached 150cm in VenicePhotograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty ImagesA tourist crosses St Mark's Square Photograph: Luigi Costantini/APA shoe seller displays wellies outside his shop Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty ImagesTourists walk on wooden walkways near the Rialto bridge Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman attempts to stay dry on a flooded street Photograph: Manuel Silvestri /ReutersPeople wade along a flooded street in Venice, which has suffered its worst deluge in more than two decadesPhotograph: Manuel Silvestri/ReutersRestaurant chairs adrift in St Mark's Basin Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images
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