The popular tourist destination was struck by an exceptionally high tide, which peaked at 187 centimeters (73.6 inches). It is the worst flooding in Venice since 1966.
"Venice is on its knees,'' Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted."St. Mark's Basilica has sustained serious damage, like the entire city and its islands." The crypt of St. Mark's Basilica was inundated for just the sixth time in 1,200 years.Local authorities in the Italian lagoon city called for a state of emergency to be imposed, as an elderly man was left dead in the floods.
— Luigi Brugnaro November 12, 2019 It also asked citizens and businesses to collect evidence of any damage their properties had suffered so they could request compensation.In a tweet, Venice's mayor Luigi Brugnaro blamed climate change for the unusually high tides, and said the tide was"a wound that will leave a permanent mark."Only around 53,000 residents live in Venice, which has seen its population dwindle over the past 50 years as it tries to curb over-tourism.
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