The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. December 3, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice

AP, Venice

Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it.

Residents and tourists waded through knee-deep water Monday as they navigated the city's narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St. Mark's Square was inundated. Boxes of tourist merchandise floated inside the flooded shops around the square and even the city's famed pigeons sought refuge on rooftops and windowsills.

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