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The highest water level in Venice is as high as 1.87 meters

Recently, Venice experienced the most dangerous week in 150 years. The water city was flooded. The local water level was as high as 1.87 meters, the highest since 1966. Italy allocated 20 million euros for rescue. In the past week, Venice, listed as a world cultural heritage city by the United Nations, has suffered the worst flood in 53 years

Venice has had its most dangerous week in 150 years

Rome: the past week has been the most dangerous week in Venice, Italy's historic city, since 1872. In seven days, the water level in the city exceeded 1.4m four times. The flood killed two people and property damage is expected to reach hundreds of millions of euros. According to the forecast, the water level in the city will remain at a high level of 1.1 meters from the 18th to the 19th.

The disaster in Venice eased slightly on the 18th, and schools and museums in the city are scheduled to reopen on the same day, ansa news agency reported. According to the forecast released by the Venice wave prediction and monitoring center, the water in Venice reached 1.5 meters at about 1 p.m. on the 17th, and then fell slightly. It is expected that the water level in the city will still reach 1.1m on the 18th and 19th, which will continue for several days.

Affected by extreme weather, the water level in Venice has remained high recently, reaching 1.87 meters on the 12th, the highest level since 1966. The Italian government announced on the 14th that Venice entered a state of emergency. The Italian government allocated a financial allocation of 20 million euros to Venice and its surrounding flood affected areas.

The flood caused damage to many main streets and the famous historical landmark St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. The floor and basement of St. Mark's Cathedral were flooded. Luigi middot, mayor of Venice; Bruniaro announced on the 17th that St. Mark's Cathedral would be temporarily closed and the operation of water bus would be suspended.

Venice, known as the 'water city', is a world-famous tourist city. Due to its low terrain, Venice often encounters seasonal high water levels. Reuters said that if the water level remained between 0.8 and 0.9 meters, it was considered 'controllable'. The current high water level seriously threatens the security of Venice.