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Venice flooding close to level of 1966 floods

A man wades through floods in Venice, Italy, yesterday. [Reuters]

Venice's mayor called the city a disaster zone yesterday after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.

A local man from Pellestrina, one of the many islands in the Venetian lagoon, died when he was struck by lightning while using an electric water pump, the fire brigade said.

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