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Monday, December 1, 2008

Venice under water


Speaking of Venice (see previous post, immediately below)... Venice is flooded. Highest level in twenty years. Almost all streets are under water.

Photo: Luigi Costantini, Associated Press. Accompanying paragraph-long description here. That's the Rialto Bridge you see.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 12:42 PM

    It seems that the environmental disasters are visiting everywhere this year. I fear this will continue year after year now. It's not a pleasant sight to see given that Venice is precarious as it is. So sad, such history being swamped by water.

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  2. Doorman-PriestDecember 1, 2008 at 3:58 PM

    It can only get worse in the long term. Visit while it is still there.

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  3. FranDecember 1, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    Oh my... oh my.

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  4. CaminanteDecember 1, 2008 at 6:20 PM

    I remember seeing all the photos of the flood in 1965 (?) and a beautiful cross in particular that was extensively damaged and how it eventually was restored.

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