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High Tides and Flooding in Venice
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San Basilio vaporetto stop photo

October 31: Dorsoduro

In this photo, a couple are standing on a temporary walkway between the flooded Zattere and the ACTV vaporetto platform at San Basilio. (When the weather forecasters predict flooding, municipal workers assemble walkways from boards and metal supports that are stacked in strategic locations around the city.)

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