[00:00.00]At one point the water in the central part of Venice[00:02.95]was 1.56m above sea level.[00:06.36]It hasn't been that high since 1986.[00:08.70]Venice gets regular flooding at this time of year[00:12.01]but this was the fourth deepest on record.[00:14.24]Dozens of homes and businesses were inundated.[00:17.66]Scores of people had to move out,[00:19.84]though there are no reports of serious injuries.[00:22.13]With mopping up still underway,[00:24.58]the authorities say they don't yet know the final cost of repairs.[00:28.04]They've appealed to the government for money from a special fund[00:31.45]to help in the clear-up.[00:32.93]The all-time record for high water was in 1966[00:36.84]when it reached nearly two metres.[00:38.77]The city then suffered widespread[00:41.12]and devastating flooding.