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Added on the 01/02/2015 20:48:24 - Copyright : Reuters EN
The seasonal acqua alta that floods Venice occasionally between autumn and spring is hitting the Italian city this week. Waters have reached up to 115 centimeters, affecting 20% of pedestrian traffic.
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).
Glittering in fanciful, flesh-flaunting costumes, thousands of Brazilians bouncing to sultry samba beats strut their stuff as Rio de Janeiro kicks off its famed carnival parade competition. IMAGES
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres declares the UN 2023 Water Conference open in New York, the first major conference on water resources in nearly half a century. IMAGES
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