Venice is bitching because there's too much water. Go figure.
The mayor of Venice orders St Mark's Square closed because of the recent floods
Venice's mayor has ordered the iconic St Mark's Square be closed as the flood-hit city braces for another exceptional high tide. "I am forced to close the square ... in case anything happens," Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Friday.
Brugnaro's announcement came after Italy declared a state of emergency for the UNESCO city where perilous deluges have caused millions of euros worth of damage. Churches, shops and homes in the city of canals have been inundated by unusually severe "acqua alta", or high waters, which on Tuesday hit their highest level in half a century.
They built the city on water and then bitch about there being too much of it. There's just no pleasing anyone these days...
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