Acqua Altissima

The water's been especially high in Venice lately. As the AFP reports:

Venice suffered its worst flooding in 22 years on Monday as water in the Renaissance city stood more than 1.5 metres (five feet) deep before beginning to recede.

A change in the direction of the wind helped the "acqua alta" (high water) water start backing down from a high of 1.56 metres (5 feet, 2 inches), the tide monitoring centre said. . .

Nearly all the streets of the city, including the central tourist district, were already under water by mid-morning -- the famous Piazza San Marco by 80 centimetres.

The BBC has a collection of recent snapshots here. The Telegraph has a good video clip, as well.

Posted by David on December 2, 2008 9:27 AM