VENICE: Low Tide Sees Canals Become Impassable By Gondolas

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Tourists to the city of Venice have been met with a stark contrast to November’s high tides, which saw nearly 85 per cent of the city flooded, with low tides last week causing many of its canals to become impassable by gondolas.

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Sea Going Green, a sustainable tourism consultancy that specialises in measuring and managing carbon footprints for the marine tourism industry, says the tide levels in Venice are at their lowest in decades. “For the 2nd consecutive year, Venice has hit a record low tide this week,” Sea Going Green tweeted.

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