Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
By COLLEEN BARRY and LUCA BRUNO, Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in damage. The water reached 1.87 meters (6.14 feet) above average sea level Tuesday, the second-highest level ever recorded in the city and