Flooding situation critical across Tuscany.

However the river's waters in Florence are not expected to exceed the critical 5.5-m level, according to city authorities.

There is severe flooding across Tuscany, with more than 62 mm of rain falling in Florence over the last 24 hours, and gusts of wind last night reaching up to 76 km p/h.

Meanwhile Venice is braced for another "tough day" on 17 November, according to mayor Luigi Brugnaro, although the situation is expected to be less dramatic than earlier in the week when the lagoon city was overwhelmed by the highest tide in more than half a century.

Photo by deputy mayor of Florence Cristina Giachi, via Twitter @CGiachi