Italy : 500 Italian military personnel are deployed to work in flood - ravaged areas . State - run news reports flooding - related deaths in 3 Italian locales . Monterosso al Mare is ` ` isolated , accessible only by sea , '' its website says . The storms have caused transportation disruption across Liguria .
NEW : 348 Italian military personnel are dispatched to help in flood-ravaged areas . State-run news reports flooding-related deaths in 3 Italian locales . Monterosso al Mare is `` isolated , accessible only by sea , '' its mayor says . The storms have caused transportation problems across Liguria .