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Venice hit by floods – in pictures

Venice floods: A young man and a woman swim in flooded St Mark's Square
A young man and woman swim in St Mark's Square Photograph: Luigi Costantini/AP
Venice floods: Exceptional High Water in Venice
A shopkeeper tries to keep the water level inside his shop at a minimum Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images
Venice floods: Tourists walk on wooden walkways
Tourists walk on wooden walkways Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
Venice floods: People take a coffee in a flooded shop
People order coffees in a flooded shop Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
Venice floods: People sit at a table in flooded St Mark's Square
People sit at a flooded table in St Mark's Square Photograph: Luigi Costantini/AP
Venice floods: Shoes and wellies float in a flooded shop
Shoes 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 Venice Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
Venice floods: A tourist crosses flooded St Mark's Square
A tourist crosses St Mark's Square Photograph: Luigi Costantini/AP
Venice floods: A shoe seller displays wellies outside his shop
A shoe seller displays wellies outside his shop Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
Venice floods: Tourists walk on wooden walkways near the Rialto bridge
Tourists walk on wooden walkways near the Rialto bridge Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
Venice floods: A woman stands on a bench above a flooded street
A woman attempts to stay dry on a flooded street Photograph: Manuel Silvestri /Reuters
Venice floods: People walk in a flooded street
People wade along a flooded street in Venice, which has suffered its worst deluge in more than two decades Photograph: Manuel Silvestri/Reuters
Venice floods: Chairs in St Mark's Basin
Restaurant chairs adrift in St Mark's Basin Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images
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