Venice declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after"apocalyptic" floods swept through the lagoon city, flooding its historic basilica and inundating squares and centuries-old buildings.City thoroughfares were turned into raging torrents, stone balustrades were shattered, boats tossed ashore and gondolas smashed against their moorings as the lagoon tide peaked at 187 cm .
Air temperatures have also warmed over the past century, increasing the ferocity of droughts and fires. That pits the country against its Pacific island neighbours which are particularly susceptible to warmer temperatures and rising seas. In China, health officials have reported a rare outbreak of pneumonic plague after two cases were confirmed this week in Beijing.
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