{"id":27766,"date":"2012-11-12T14:16:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T12:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=27766"},"modified":"2012-11-12T14:16:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T12:16:23","slug":"venice-floods-venice-of-trouble-with-water-27766","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/venice-floods-venice-of-trouble-with-water-27766\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice Floods: Venice of trouble with water"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Days of relentless rain have left more than two-thirds of the lagoon city submerged, as hundreds of people flee their homes.<\/h1>\n

Authorities said sea levels in the lagoon city reached a peak of 5ft (1.5 metres) above normal before receding slightly.<\/p>\n

This marked the sixth-highest level since records began in 1872, Italian news agency ANSA said.<\/p>\n

Moveable barriers that would rise from the sea bed to protect Venice from high tides have been in the works for years but will not be operational before 2014.<\/p>\n

In Tuscany, around 200 people were evacuated from their homes because of heavy rain which caused mudslides.<\/p>\n

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People walk in a flooded street during a 'acqua alta' on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The most affected region was the province of Massa and Carrara, where around 50 people were evacuated and a car was swept away by an overflowing river.<\/p>\n

Residents have been told to avoid going into the streets and to stay in the upper floors of their homes.<\/p>\n

In Pisa, some streets have been without electricity.<\/p>\n

In Liguria, the region bordering Tuscany, 30 people were forced to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

In anticipation of the floods two days ago, authorities issued warnings and planned security measures to avoid casualties after 13 people died in Tuscany and Liguria a year ago.<\/p>\n

The bad weather is said to be heading slowly towards the centre of the country and is set to hit Rome where civil defence forces have been put on alert.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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