Heavy storms still rage in much of Italy. So far, a total of eleven people are reported to have died. This was reported by the Italian civil defense.
The situation remained particularly strained in the Veneto region around the lagoon city of Venice and in Trentino in the north of Italy. In both areas Wednesday was the highest alert.
In Venice, on Monday, the flood had risen to 156 inches above sea level, 70 percent of the old town were under water. On Tuesday, the situation improved a bit there.
The storm had also added to one of the most famous attractions in Venice: Large parts of St. Mark's Cathedral were flooded. For about 16 hours, the water should have been up to 90 centimeters high in the church.
"In a single day, the basilica has aged by 20 years, and that is still an optimistic assessment," quoted Italian news agency Ansa Venice's Carlo Alberto Tesserin.
The bad weather front has paralyzed Italy for days. In the vicinity of the capital Rome and the port city of Naples, it is said that several people were killed as a result of the storm.
In the north-western region of Liguria, all ports had to be closed. Eight to ten meters high waves broke on the coast of the Italian Riviera.
The famous luxury seaside resort Portofino was cut off from the outside world on Tuesday: Heavy storm had damaged the access road. Among the stranded people there was also a son of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.