Locals rush to save art from Venice floods

By Luca Bruno and Collen Barry
Updated November 16 2019 - 6:58am, first published 6:52am
Venice is counting the cost after two high tides damaged historical buildings and treasures.
Venice is counting the cost after two high tides damaged historical buildings and treasures.

Exceptionally high tidal waters have rolled relentlessly through Venice again, forcing the closure of St Mark's Square to the public and flooding most of the lagoon city's already devastated centre before easing.