The more pessimistic Venetian residents say the countdown has begun and that if the exodus continues at this rhythm, in 2030 Venice will have become a ghost city with no more citizens, just hordes of tourists.

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no immediate problem but if this continues onto the end of the decade, re approaching right now, there is going to be a disaster.

不会有立竿见影的问题,但如果继续这样做的话，十年以后，也就是我们现在这个时候，which，is，what，we’,会发生灾难。

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