Water poured through wooden boards that store and hotel owners placed in front of doors to hold back water during flooding. Travelers staying on the ground floor of hotels were forced to move to upper floors overnight. At least one death has been reported: “A 78-year-old man was electrocuted due [to] a short circuit, apparently linked to the flooding” in his home, ANSA reports.”These are the effects of climate changes,” Brugnaro said via Twitter as he surveyed the damage to Venice on Tuesday night.
