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“Three people died when their car fell off a collapsed bridge on Tuesday, as flooding battered central Italy for a third straight day, forcing part of Italy’s main north-south highway to close.

Water levels were receding, however, in Venice, the lagoon city and Unesco world heritage site that at the weekend saw its sixth-worst flooding since records began in 1872.

St Marks’ Square, one of the lowest lying areas of the city, where some tourists were able to swim in high water on Sunday, was returning to normal, a city official said.

The flooding alert was now centered for the area north of Rome, where officials feared the Tiber and Aniene rivers could burst their banks in low-lying areas outside the centre of the capital.

The centre, however, was not expected to see damage because of high embankment walls and because the capital itself had not been hit by heavy rain for the past two days.

The two men and one woman who died in Tuscany were local electricity workers. Their deaths brought the toll to four in flooding that has damaged many homes and stores as well as thousands of acres of farmland”. – Reuters


People walk in a flooded street during a 'acqua alta' on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)

People walk in a flooded street during a “acqua alta” on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)



Tourists walk on footbridges during a 'acqua alta' on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)

Tourists walk on footbridges during a “acqua alta” on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)



A woman stands on a bench above a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to the monitoring institute. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)

A woman stands on a bench above a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to the monitoring institute. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)



A tourist crosses flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy on November 11, 2012. Flooding is common this time of year and Sunday's level that reached a peak of 58.66 inches was below the 63 inches recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (Photo by Luigi Costantini/Associated Press)

A tourist crosses flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy on November 11, 2012. Flooding is common this time of year and Sunday's level that reached a peak of 58.66 inches was below the 63 inches recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (Photo by Luigi Costantini/Associated Press)



A shoes seller displays wellies outside his shop in a flooded street during a “acqua alta” on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)

A shoes seller displays wellies outside his shop in a flooded street during a “acqua alta” on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)



A young man and a woman enjoy swimming in flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Flooding is common this time of year and Sunday's level that reached a peak of 58.66 inches (149 centimeters) was below the 63 inches (160 centimeters) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (Photo by Luigi Costantini/AP Photo)

A young man and a woman enjoy swimming in flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, Sunday, November 11, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Flooding is common this time of year and Sunday's level that reached a peak of 58.66 inches (149 centimeters) was below the 63 inches (160 centimeters) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (Photo by Luigi Costantini/AP Photo)



People walk through a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)

People walk through a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)



A man runs in a flooded street during a 'acqua alta' on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)

A man runs in a flooded street during a “acqua alta” on November 11, 2012 in Venice. Rain and wind hit the north of Italy on Sunday and the folooding reached 150 centimetres in Venice. (Photo by Marco Sabadin/AFP Photo)



A man rests in a shop in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)

A man rests in a shop in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)



People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)

People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. (Photo by Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)



A man walks on the flooded Saint Mark's square during an “acqua alta” (“high waters”) flooding on October 31, 2012 in Venice. The “acqua alta” reached 140 centimeters at midnight. (Photo by Oliver Morin/AFP Photo)

A man walks on the flooded Saint Mark's square during an “acqua alta” (“high waters”) flooding on October 31, 2012 in Venice. The “acqua alta” reached 140 centimeters at midnight. (Photo by Oliver Morin/AFP Photo)
14 Nov 2012 10:29:00