Venice's famed St. Mark's Square was partially flooded on Friday (June 24) due to high water levels known as "acqua alta", an unusual phenomenon to occur in June, Reuters reports.
The sunset tide was not high enough to activate the Mose flood barriers, launched in 2020 to protect the fragile city from flooding during the high water.
Venice's floods are caused by a combination of factors exacerbated by climate change - from rising sea levels and unusual high tides to land subsidence that has pushed down the city ground level.
They usually occur in autumn and winter months.
