A rescue worker wades down a flooded street in San Gavino Monreale on Sardina island in Italy on November 18. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Sardinia on Tuesday, a day after a cyclone struck the Mediterranean island, killing at least 16 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Overnight, Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450 mm of rain in an hour and a half, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. Reuters/Rosaspress