The lagoon city of Venice, Italy has been engulfed by high waters with a large part of its historic centre flooded.

"Here we go again, like last year and all the other years" was the reaction of one Venice businessman as inhabitants and tourists alike were forced to put on rubber boots to wade through the water.

The north of Italy has been hit by a bad weather front with strong winds and heavy rainfall hitting much of the area.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.