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Now playing Next no comment Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival A plumed angel dressed in an orange ball gown descended from the bell tower high above the Venice lagoon down into a crowd of thousands packed into St. Mark's Square for the annual carnival "flight of the angel" ceremony Sunday 17/02/2020
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Now playing Next Italy Italian flood warnings spread beyond Venice to Pisa and Florence In Pisa, in north-western Italy, 170 paratroopers were deployed to bolster the city's flood defences. 18/11/2019
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Now playing Next no comment St. Mark's square becomes a lake as flood season begins in Venice Tourists needed some pretty high boots on Tuesday (November 12) in Venice as water levels rose flooding central St. Mark's square. 12/11/2019
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Now playing Next Italy Watch: Venice cruise ship veers close to esplanade in storm The Costa Deliziosa veered very close to Venice's docks during stormy weather this past weekend. 08/07/2019
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