Venice on high alert after being hit by floods

Name: Venice on high alert after being hit by floods
Uploaded: 2012-11-01T09:01:36.000Z
Duration: 27 s
Description: Floodwaters have submerged much of Venice forcing people to wade through knee-high water.

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Parts of Venice, including the famous San Marco Square, were flooded on Wednesday.

The city is on high alert after water levels reportedly reached 55 inches above normal.

The BBC's Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin report.

Europe

1 November 2012