PHOTO: A flooded St. Mark's Square is seen on Friday, November 15, in Venice, Italy. A woman stands on a barrier during an exceptional "alta acqua" high tide on November 12. People wade Friday through a flooded Venice alley. Nov. 15, 2019 01:49. Police officers patrol a flooded St. Mark's Square during the high tide on November 12. A man carries luggage Friday as he wades through the flood. Many of the city's schools were closed as a precaution, as reports came in of fallen trees, blackouts and flooding near Genoa … The popular tourist destination has been hit by the worst flooding in 50 years this week, resulting in damage worth hundreds of millions of euros. The town of Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the Var region was particularly badly affected and only accessible by boat or helicopter, the local authorities said. Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images, Venice has seen the worst flooding in decades. A woman with a selfie stick makes her through a flooded St. Mark's Square. Six people have been killed following a weekend of storms, floods and a landslide across parts of Europe. A shopkeeper throws out water from his flooded store on Wednesday, November 13. The latest fears come after Venice was forced to close St Mark’s Square today as the battered city suffered its third major flooding in less than a week. People walk through flood waters in St. Mark's Square on Tuesday. There were waves as if we were at the beach.”. PHOTO: Police clash with ultra-Orthodox Israelis resisting Covid-19 rules. Another 500 people were evacuated further north in the Aosta Valley, where roads were closed because of the risk of avalanches. PHOTO: Volunteers treat damaged music sheets from the historical archive of the Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello, on Friday, November 15. image copyright AFP. One man died on the barrier island of Pellestrina. Situazione drammatica pic.twitter.com/gS63ZK2j3Q. Russian police detain a protester outside the court where Alexey Navalny's hearing is taking place. An employee of the Gritti Palace helps a customer navigate a flooded entrance on November 12. It also asked citizens and businesses to collect evidence of any damage their properties had suffered so they could request compensation. In ultra-Orthodox areas across Israel, police have clashed with members of the community angry at the government's attempts to impose nationwide lockdown rules on local schools and synagogues. Only around 53,000 residents live in Venice, which has seen its population dwindle over the past 50 years as it tries to curb over-tourism. “I have never seen such a high tide accompanied with such a strong, destructive wind.”. “It was a night of fear and today we are blocked here at home with reduced public transport.”. Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images. © 2021 Cable News Network. A man sits on a stepladder inside a shop as a woman walks down a flooded street. — Tg3 (@Tg3web) October 21, 2019 The storms reached Genoa and other parts of the north-west coast early on Monday morning, battering the region with winds of nearly 120 km/hour. Rainfall continued on Sunday, but was less intense. Pumps spout water from a flooded restaurant on November 17. In some areas of the Var region, the equivalent of two or three months of rain fell in just 24 or 48 hours. The rain was the latest in a two-week wave of extreme weather in the region. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images. A man stands inside a restaurant barricaded from the flooding on November 12. (13.11.2019) The SNP recently claimed that a third of the Scottish fishing fleet is tied up in harbour and losing £1 million a week, causing fresh and high quality produce to be lost. Verification email has been resent. Houses were evacuated and roads closed around Lake Como on Wednesday after heavy rain caused floods and landslides. This content is not available in your region, At least six dead as Europe battered by storms, floods and a landslide, The A6 bridge near Savona, Italy was swept away by a mudslide, The A6 bridge near Savona Italy was swept away by a huge landslip on Sunday, still under Meteo France amber weather warnings on Sunday night, Genoa bridge collapse: Italian financial police arrest six executives, Completion of Genoa bridge shows 'Italy will not allow itself to be beaten', says PM Giuseppe Conte, Italy's crumbling motorways: how the Genoa bridge collapse exposed a national scandal. The crypt of St. Mark’s Basilica was inundated for just the sixth time in 1,200 years. Venice’s government announced that after the “extraordinary” tide, it would “submit a request for a state of emergency” to the country’s central government. A third man, in his 70s, was still missing in the village of Saint-Antonin-du-Var after going out during the night amid heavy rain. - A demonstrator holds a banner reading "Abortion on demand" as she takes part in a pro-choice protest in the center of Warsaw, on January 27, 2021, as part of a nationwide wave of protests since October 22, 2020 against Poland's near-total ban on abortion. A new exceptional high tide of 160 cm was registered today at 11.20 am. Important music sheets have been damaged by unexpected flooding throughout the city of Venice. Many Israelis are bitter over what they see as tolerance of lockdown violations by significant parts of the ultra-Orthodox community, a potent force in an election year. PHOTO: CNN’s Gianluca Mezzofiore, Laura Perez Maestro and Livia Borghese contributed to this report. The unnamed man was killed on Tuesday night while he was trying to run electric pumps at his home on the island of Pellestrina, Alessandro Bertasi, spokesman for Venice’s mayor, told CNN. Copy link . Italy – Flash Floods and Landslides After 250mm of Rain in 12 Hours 22 October, 2019 Heavy rain in northern Italy has caused floods and landslides in the regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria. Subscribe to our channel! Bandini explained that when the tide goes over 1.10 centimeters using the canals was prohibited for safety reasons but said many of his colleagues had taken people to check houses and shops. Parts of the province of Lecco in Lombardy were left underwater in Italy's latest bout of extreme weather, which came as the centre and south of the country braced itself for an early … PHOTO: Password reset email has been resent. “Venice is on its knees,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. See Russian jet fly low near US Navy ship in Black Sea. The battleground: Women's bodies, 400217 01: (FILE PHOTO) This undated photo shows Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal newspaper reporter kidnapped by Islamic militants in Karachi, Pakistan. Among the victims was a woman who was buried by a landslide and a 61-year-old man who was swept aw… A new exceptional high tide of 160 cm was registered today at 11.20 am. The windows banged with gusts of strong wind,” she said. DEADLY storms have battered Italy with 110mph winds and flash flooding killing at least 11 people. PHOTO: The worst flooding to hit Venice in more than 50 years has brought the historic city to its knees, its mayor said on Wednesday. Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images. One woman was reported missing, Italian media said. See how Burmese are using non-violence to protest coup, Clapper: Putin is afraid of Navalny and support he garners, screengrab farmers protest republic day 2, Indian farmers vow to fight on after violent protest, Anger pours onto Moscow streets after Navalny sentencing, PHOTO: People wearing waterproof shoe covers walk through floodwater on Thursday, November 14, at St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. A woman checks the state of books from renowned bookstore "Acqua Alta" (High Water) on Friday after flooding in Venice. Meanwhile, thunderstorms and strong winds in western Greece led to the deaths of two people who were aboard a boat moored next to a pier in Antirio. The Bologna-Rimini train line was closed between Cesena and Forlì as a precaution on Monday, 13 May, 2019. Success! Pictures of the damage revived memories of the 2018 collapse of the Morandi bridge at Genoa, only 50 kilometres (30 miles) away, which claimed 43 lives. More rain and strong winds are expected in the coming days, according to Luca Zaia, the President of the Veneto Region. In France and Italy, torrential rain killed four people and left one missing after it caused flooding and a landslide that swept away a motorway viaduct. The worst hit region in Italy was Alessandria, south of Turin, where 200 people were evacuated and 600 left stranded. The popular tourist destination was struck by an exceptionally high tide on Tuesday night, which peaked at 187 centimeters (73.6 inches), according to a statement by Venice’s government Wednesday morning. Local authorities in the Italian lagoon city called for a state of emergency to be imposed, as an elderly man was left dead in the floods. The high-water mark hit 74 inches in Venice, flooding 85% of the city, including St. Mark's Basilica. “St. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images, A demonstrator gestures as people take part in a pro-choice protest in the center of Warsaw, on January 27, 2021, as part of a nationwide wave of protests since October 22, 2020 against Poland's near-total ban on abortion. In a photo taken on Tuesday, November 12, flooding is seen inside Ferro Fini Palace in Venice. “Last night after the sirens went off we were without electricity. close. She posted on Twitter a video of sirens that alerted the population about the high tides on Tuesday night. rupt.ly/subscribe Seasonal high tides and strong winds caused more than 70 per cent of Venice to be submerged on Tuesday. Officials said there were no signs of any casualties despite a sniffer-dog search of muddy debris. Brugnaro said it would cost hundreds of millions of euros to fix the city, telling reporters at a news conference that the damage was “enormous.”, Francesco Moraglia, the Patriarch of St Mark’s Basilica Monsignor, also told reporters: “I have never seen something like what I saw yesterday afternoon [Tuesday] at St. Mark’s square. The high tide reached a peak of 127cm (4.1ft) at 10:35am while an even higher level of 140cm(4.6ft) was predicted for later Tuesday evening. A flooded St. Mark's square (Piazza San Marco) during a new exceptional high tide on November 15, 2019 in Venice, Italy. The floods of November 2019 were the worst in over 50 years in the Italian canal city of Venice. Andrea Di Masi, deputy director of the luxury hotel Baglioni, said furniture, carpets and pottery were removed from the ground floor on Tuesday as high-tide warnings had been issued. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images), Scottish fishermen say Brexit threatens to kill their business. A woman sits in a chair in a flooded St. Mark's Square on November 13. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images), A culture war is raging in Poland. In the Piedmont region, a 52-year-old woman who was missing after her car was swept away when a river burst its banks was found dead Sunday. The mayor has categorically blamed climate change for the unusually high water levels. In France and Italy, torrential rain killed four people and left one missing after it caused flooding and a landslide that swept away a motorway viaduct. A woman walks her dog through a flooded street on November 13. Italian news agency ANSA reported that parts of the northern region of Emilia-Romagna have been put on red alert for floods due to the risk of rivers bursting their banks because of torrential rain. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno). “We want to help each other now,” he said. About sharing. Thirty volunteers will be deployed Wednesday to help with the clean-up, it said. It comes after Venice was hit by flooding three times last year - twice in November and once in December - causing a billion euros in damage. (Photo by Getty Images), CNN reporter who covered Pearl case in 2002: This is a shocking development, Millionaire couple accused of posing as workers to get vaccine. One body was found in the village of Le Muy, just north of France's Mediterranean coast, local officials in the southern Var region said. A flooded St. Mark's square (Piazza San Marco) during a new exceptional high tide on November 15, 2019 in Venice, Italy. “Today I’ll try to venture out to help my neighbors,” she added. And experts suggest flooding like this will only become more frequent. Venice resident Elisa Aquina Laterza told CNN she lives near the Rialto Bridge. A Russian fighter jet flew low over the Black Sea on January 31 near the USS Donald Cook, a naval missile destroyer operating in the Black Sea, according to a tweet from US Naval Forces Europe-Africa/US 6th Fleet, which tweeted video of the incident. People traverse a footpath built over the flood waters. “Venice is on its knees,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. A city worker helps a woman cross a gangway in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, November 17. Venice is facing more intense floods on Monday, while it battles to recover from the exceptional high tide that hit it in November, causing massive damages. SIAS, the company operating the highway, said it was carrying out investigations to assess the situation. It is the worst flooding in Venice since 1966, when the city was hit by tides up to 194 cm (76.4 inches) high, according to government statistics. Although water levels were now going down, he added that the situation was "far from returning to normal". Venice, Italy is suffering from historic flooding that filled St. Mark’s Square with waves and marked the highest tide to hit the irreplaceable city in 50 years. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network. Democratic Party councilor Andrea Zanoni said on Facebook that the Palace's council chamber started to take in water around 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, as councilors were debating the 2020 regional budget. Members of the municipal police stand in water by St. Mark's Basilica on November 14. Mark’s Basilica has sustained serious damage, like the entire city and its islands.”. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte surveys flood damage in Venice on November 14. Please click the button below to agree to our Terms and Conditions and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. To complete your CNN profile and ensure you are able to receive important account information, please verify your email address. Some 4,500 households have been left without electricity across Var and Alpes-Maritimes. 12. The high tide is seen near the Rialto Bridge in Venice. Share. People who lived through the 1966 flood say there wasn’t the strong wind then that there is now, Laterza said. In Italy, a woman died after her car was swept away by the flood of the Bormida River in the north of the country. image caption Flooding this week devastated the southern French town of Béziers. Guests inspect high tidal waters inside a Venice hotel, on Friday, November 15. People walk past a stranded water taxi after it was washed from its mooring by the high tide. In a tweet, Venice’s mayor Luigi Brugnaro blamed climate change for the unusually high tides, and said the tide was “a wound that will leave a permanent mark.”. On Tuesday, the Tide Forecasting and Reporting Center of Civil Protection said that 45% of the city was flooded. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images, TARBERT, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 14: Jamie McMillan from Loch Fyne Langoustines poses for a photograph on January 14, 2021 in Tarbert, Scotland. Updated Laterza said on Monday it was impossible to walk because of the floods. Tides of 140cm (55 inches) or more are known as “acqua alta” in Italian, and generally take place in winter time, according to Venice’s municipality website. Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images. Head of the Forza Italia party and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, second from right, assesses the flood damage on November 14. Video shows police detaining protester amid Navalny hearing, Ukraine's President: Capitol riots a 'strong blow' to US democracy. A controversial Polish court ruling that imposes a near-total ban on abortion will come into force on January 27, 2021, the country's right-wing government said, in an announcement that triggered protests. 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