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3. The worst in 50 years,

Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:45 PM

Nov 2019

second worse in a thousand. Venice has flood 5' above normal and 3 times in a week. Florence and Pisa are also experiencing terrible floods. In 1966 the Arno in Florence flooded the city and hundreds of volunteers worked to save ancient art and other historical documents.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flooding-in-venice-venice-hit-by-record-third-exceptional-tide-in-one-week-2019-11-17/

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