A maximum peak of 140 centimeters is forecast for 8:45, 59% of Venice will be underwater. This maximum will be followed by a new peak at 9:35 pm of 115 centimeters.
The sum collected so far through the donation number 45500 in support of the City of Venice, amounts to € 486,058. The funds raised will be transferred by the operators, without any charge, to the Department of Civil Protection.
The allocation of the sums, the Department ensures, will subsequently be evaluated by a specially established Guarantor Committee. To donate there is time until December 14th, by sending a text message in solidarity or making a call from the landline to 45500 through the telephone operators.