Venice underwater

Venice, the “city of Canals”, is slowly sinking. But to make things worse, heavy rains and high tides have brought some of the worst flooding seen in recent years. Here are a few of the more interesting photos of Venice underwater, via the Atlantic.

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Employees push a trolley across a flooded Piazza San Marco as they deliver boxes of food during an "acqua alta" in Venice, on October 15, 2012. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images)