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Venice was under water for the sixth straight day Thursday after floods reached chest-high levels of 143 centimeters (four feet, eight inches) in early hours. The phenomenon, known as 'high water', had receded to 128 centimeters by midday, while ground-floor homes and shops were still bogged down in salty lagoon water that overflowed canals and breached removable dikes laid in front of building entrances. Italy is currently under a nationwide rainstorm, and autumn marks the beginning of the high-water season, which has been particularly severe this year. [Source: Gazzetta Del Sud]
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