Birds are perched on a bannister on the submerged bicycle path on the swollen Tiber river, in Rome, Wednesday Nov. 30, 2005. Earlier in the week, authorities were forced to close roads and evacuate dozens of families from homes in the coastal community of Fiumicino just west of Rome. With more rainfall expected for the weekend, the Tiber water level is being closely monitored authorities said Wednesday but the situation is "being well managed" officials said. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo)