Watch: Tourist Clicking A Selfie During Venice Flood Doesn't Realise There's No More Land To Walk, Falls Into A Canal!
Venice was hit by the worst flood in over 50 years this month destroying its streets and landmark churches. Recently a somewhat amusing video of a tourist in Venice shot during the flood has gone viral on social media. The four-second video clip shows a man walking through a flooded area with a selfie stick Can you guess what happens next The tourist falls into a canal.
Water devastated Venice this month, destroying its streets and landmark churches. While waterways attract tourists from all around the world, the flood waters overwhelmed the entire city, which was hit by the worst flood in over 50 years.
Recently, a somewhat amusing video of a tourist in Venice, shot during the flood, has gone viral on social media. The four-second video clip shows a man walking through a flooded area, with a selfie stick. Can you guess what happens next? The tourist falls into a canal!
Here¡¯s the video:
Tourist in Venice, Italy ??
¡ª StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) November 25, 2019
I'm going to hell for laughing ? pic.twitter.com/o6iWPa0zzu
The video garnered over 4.5 million views, 159.6 likes and many hilarious comments.
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??When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine
¡ª Im_The_Dude_Man? (@ImTheDudeMan1) November 26, 2019
That's amore??
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wheeen you wade through the sewer with your phone on a skewer that's amoreee
¡ª Melissa The Rotund (@Greenjackspeaks) November 25, 2019
when you trip and fall down and possibly even drown that's amoreee
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At least his phone stayed dry ?
¡ª Mara Barot (@LaweduaM) November 25, 2019
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That water is nasty.
¡ª Lisa D. (@Lamarama27) November 25, 2019
Hope he got his shots.
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??
¡ª Amy Oosterhouse (@amy_oosterhouse) November 26, 2019
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Guess he forgot how Venice got its name City of Canals.
¡ª THAT_gurl!!! (@CKcrusader) November 26, 2019
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??That's really funny, but I hope he can swim!
¡ª Bal Nepomuceno???????? (@BostonTea62) November 26, 2019
Last year, the 33rd edition of the Venice Marathon kicked off, but running 26.2 miles wasn't the only challenge. As the city of Venice flooded, people were forced to run in ankle-deep water.
The race started from Villa Pisani on the Brenta Riviera to the city of Venice following the route - St Mark¡¯s Square, the Doge's Palace and then the famous Bell Tower. There were a lot of videos doing rounds on Twitter, lauding the people who were running in the ankle-deep water, wearing knee-high boots and raincoats.
Yesterday Marathon in Venice #RunningVenice pic.twitter.com/dLKMIesj2L
¡ª Enrico Scantamburlo???? (@scanti_rulla) October 29, 2018
The city of Venice was hit by a high tide from Northern Adriatic Sea and strong winds which led to a flood after almost a decade.
AFP
This year, Venice was flooded on November 12 by a tidal surge of 187 cm, the highest level since 1966, when a 194 cm tide was recorded, IANS reported. Within the next four days, Venice¡¯s St Mark¡¯s Square was completely drowned in water.
According to reports, the causes of the tidal peak include the movement and phase of the moon, wind movement and direction, as well as rain levels and rising sea levels.
We hope Venice gets back on its feet soon enough, but until then, you might want to find a better place to click a selfie.
