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VENICE, Italy, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Venetians should stay in their homes and tourists should reconsider traveling to the Italian city after a high tide swamped it in water, officials said Monday.
Venice Mayor Massimo Cacciari told residents to avoid leaving their homes and advised anyone thinking of going to Venice to "think again" as the city coped with one of the highest tides in its history, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
Observers said the city's St. Mark's Square was under almost 3 feet of water and many of the pontoon bridges connecting homes to sidewalks floated off, leaving many residents stranded in their houses, the news agency said.
Seawater pushed by high winds rose to 61 inches above average Sunday, the highest tide level since 62 inches in 1986. The record tide was in the great flood of 1966, measured at 76 inches above average.
The city was also hit by a transport strike this weekend, ANSA said.
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