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People play in floodwaters during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, on Nov. 30. The water level in the canal city rose to four feet above normal. Michele Crosera/Reuters
Tourists take pictures in floodwaters in Venice on Nov. 30. Michele Crosera/Reuters
A man rows a boat as people walk by in high water in Venice on Nov. 30. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters
Tourists walk over raised platforms set up across a plaza in Venice, Italy on Nov. 30. Michele Crosera/Reuters
Tourists walk in St. Mark's Square on a raised platform in Venice on Oct. 22. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters
Gondolas are moored to posts as waves cause high tides to submerge parts of Venice, Italy, on Nov. 30. Luigi Constantini/AP
Two people walk in knee-high water as boards are set up to be used as walkways in St. Mark's Square after a high tide reached over four feet in the city on Nov. 30. Luigi Constantini/AP
An artist paints at the edge of a flooded St. Mark's Square during a period of high water on Nov. 3. Max Rossi/Reuters
Raised platforms become walkways in Venice as the city experiences a seasonal period of high water on Nov. 3. Max Rossi/Reuters
Pieces of ice float in high water in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, on Dec. 19 after cold weather with temperatures below zero and heavy snow fall affected Italy and central Europe. Luigi Costantini/AP
Cafe chairs and tables are submerged in high water in St. Mark's Square after the water level reached its highest point in 2009 early on Wednesday morning. The phenomenon of the high water, which floods Venice mainly between autumn and spring when tides are affected by seasonal winds. The heavy rain and snowfall in Italy over the past few days has contributed to the raising water level in Venice. Luigi Constantini/AP
Tourists carry luggage past a moored boat during flooding in Venice on Dec. 23. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters
High water floods Venice at the Ponte della Paglia Bridge after reaching a peak of 4.7 feet, the highest level of 2009 on Dec. 23. Luigi Constantini/AP
A shopkeeper stands behind his water barrier during a period of flooding in Venice on Dec. 23. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters
Wooden boards usually set up as walkways when high water occurs are seen floating away in St. Mark's Square after the high water in Venice reached a peak of 4.7 feet early Wednesday morning. Luigi Constantini/AP
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Tourism in Venice is booming. But as a result, the city's population has dwindled to less than 60,000, driven away by millions of tourists who mob the piazzas and drive up the cost of living.
It goes unnoticed by the vast majority of tourists exploring the famous Rialto Bridge, but bears silent witness to the slow demographic death of one of the world’s most extraordinary cities. An electronic counter in the front window of the Farmacia Morelli, a historical pharmacy in the very heart of Venice, records the drastic decline in population that the city is experiencing.
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