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Flooding in the canal city of Venice has reached the second-highest level ever, touching nearly the level of the infamous 1966 flooding. The mayor of Venice is blaming climate change for flooding. The high-water mark hit 187 centimeters (74 inches), meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded. The highest level ever recorded was 194 centimeters (76 inches) during the infamous flood of 1966. (Reuters Photo)
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A man in his 70s died on the barrier island of Pellestrina, apparently of electrocution, said Danny Carrella, an official on the island of 3,500 inhabitants. (AP Photo)
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Floodwaters inundated the famed St. Mark's Basilica, raising anew concerns over damage to the mosaics and other artworks. (AP Photo)
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"Venice is on its knees," Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Twitter. "St. Mark's Basilica has sustained serious damage like the entire city and its islands." (Reuters Photo)
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At least 60 boats were damaged in the floods, according to civil protection authorities, including some pedestrian ferry boats. (AP Photo)
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The head of the Venice hotel association said the damage was enormous, with many hotels losing electricity and lacking pumps to remove water. (Reuters Photo)
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Tourists with ground floor rooms were had to be evacuated to higher floors as the waters rose Tuesday night, the association director Claudio Scarpa told ANSA. (Reuters Photo)
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A flood barrier was designed in 1984 to protect Venice from the kind of high tides that hit the city on Tuesday, but the multi-billion euro project, known as Mose, has been plagued by corruption scandals and is still not operative. (Reuters Photo)
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The luxury Hotel Gritti, a landmark of Venice which looks onto the Lagoon, was also flooded. (Reuters Photo)
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Brugnaro blamed climate change for the "dramatic situation" and called for a speedy completion of a long-delayed project to construct offshore barriers. (Reuters Photo)
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