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High tide floods Venice as dike-on-demand wasn't activated

| December 8, 2020 12:06 PM

High tides flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice on Tuesday, propelled by winds that were stronger than predicted, and an experimental system of inflatable barriers wasn’t activated to prevent water from invading the lagoon city.

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