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Tourists wade through high water in Venice as storms hit Italy

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Tourists in Venice are getting used to having wet feet as high water levels hit the historic center of the lagoon city. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Added on the 07/11/2014 20:07:28 - Copyright : Reuters EN

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