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In Pictures: Venice under water as storms batter Italy

Cafes, shops and homes in the lagoon city of Venice have been flooded.

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Italy has been battered by fierce winds and rain which have left many parts of the canal city of Venice under water.

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A man uses a hose to clean the wooden floor inside the historic Caffe Florian in Venice (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)
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People stand in a flooded street of Venice, with St Mark’s Basilica bell tower in the background (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)
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A woman removes water from a shop in a flooded street of Venice (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)
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A man brushes away floodwater outside Caffe Florian in Venice (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)
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The lagoon city of Venice has been flooded (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)
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