news.com.au popular Dec 01, 08 01:00 pm — VENICE has suffered its worst flooding in 22 years, with the "acqua alta" (high water) reaching a depth of more than 1.5m deep before beginning to recede in the Renaissance city.
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Dec 01, 08 05:47 pm
Next time don't build it where you'll get flooded out. It would be as stupid as building, say, New Orleans.
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Dec 02, 08 06:13 am
Reply to Ddub:
In that case, you probably shouldn't build in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, or any state within tornado Alley.
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They could nickname the town Budweiser.