The Sardinian town of Olbia is among the areas worst-hit by Cyclone Cleopatra.<br/> <br />As night fell on Tuesday emergency workers were starting the task of clearing up.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MARIO FRANCHINI, FIREMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The shops here have all been flooded and are without electricity. Now we have about a metre of water but looking at the marks it looks like there was originally two metres."<br/> <br />At least 18 people are now known to have died when the storm hit the Italian island late on Monday night and into Tuesday morning.<br/> <br />Severe flooding has left hundreds homeless.<br/> <br />The Italian government's putting up 27 million dollars of immediate emergency funds.<br/> <br />Sardinia's regional government's approved another 6.7 million.<br/> <br />The bad weather was forecast to clear up on Wednesday.
