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'Acqua Alta' flooding returns to Venice
  • Waves crash on the Saint Mark's banks during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season in October 2013 in Venice, Italy. The high tide, or acqua alta as it is locally known, is a natural event most commonly affecting the city during Autumn and Winter.
  • A tourist sits at a table of a cafe in Saint Mark's Square gallery during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season in October 2013 in Venice, Italy.
  • Tourists and Venetians stand on walkways during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season in October 2013 in Venice, Italy.
  • Tourists wear high boots in Saint Mark's Square during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season in October 2013 in Venice, Italy.
  • A tourist walks with his luggage along Saint Mark's Square during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season.
  • Tourists talk to a shop keeper during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season.
  • A delivery man walks with trolley along Saint Mark's Square during the 'Acqua Alta'.
  • A seagull paddles along empty tables in Saint Mark's Square during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season.
  • A delivery man walks with trolley in front of shops in Saint Mark's Square while a boy plays during the 'Acqua Alta'.
  • A tourist walks in Saint Mark's Square during the first 'Acqua Alta' of the season.

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