Video: Venice underwater

Tourists and residents were had to wade through knee-high water as the sea level topped 156 centimetres, well above the 110-centimetre flood mark.

Among the spots affected was St. Mark's Square, the landmark piazza in the lowest point in the city.

Workers were unable to install the raised wooden walkways used during flooding because the water rose too high and too quickly under heavy rains.

The floods also forced many of the water taxis to suspend business.

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