George Clooney caught up in Italy flood disaster zone as wall of water smashes through homes

HOLLYWOOD star George Clooney was among thousands caught up in dramatic floods that hit Italy leaving 60 people homeless.

Oceans Eleven star George was with wife Amal and their children at their holiday home in picturesque Lake Como when the village was hit with 72 hours of torrential downpour.

George Clooney with the mayor of Laglio, Roberto Pozzi, at the Lake Como flooding clear up George Clooney gives his support to Laglio residentsCredit: The Mega Agency

It led to rivers and streams bursting their banks and the road outside George's Villa Oleandra home in Laglio became a river.

More than 60 people have been rescued after towns surrounding Lake Como were hit by mudslides and floods as extreme weather gripped northern Italy.

Tree trunks, litter bins and rocks washed down the nearby mountain side swept past his house but fortunately he and his family were unhurt and there was no damage.

Speaking to Italian media, Clooney said: "It’s so much worse than anybody thinks.

"We were in Cernobbio and it was very bad. But here in Laglio it’s much worse. 

"They think it could be years and millions of dollars before they fix it up.

"This town has been here forever, it’s going to continue and it’s going to be stronger and come back better, this is a very resilient town."

Mayor Roberto Pozzi had been forced to order an evacuation of residents living in danger areas and four houses close to George's were destroyed in the flood.

He told The Sun: "We had three days of continuous rain and then all hell broke loose and we were flooded with an amazing wall of water and debris from the mountain.

George Clooney helps residents in his village near Lake Como in the flooding clean upCredit: The Mega Agency George Clooney's mansion has a 100-metre exclusion zoneCredit: Corbis

"It is a disaster zone - four houses have been destroyed and those families are being given alternative accommodation.

"The noise and the strength of the water were amazing - I have never seen anything like it. This will take many days to clear up.

"George and his family are here and the road near their house is impassable in places but they are safe and there was no damage to their property."

Sixty people in total around Lake Como had to be rescued by firefighters following the flooding.

And some 50 residents were trapped in their homes when a landslide caused a gas leak in the hardest-hit town, Brienno, located on the lake's western shore.

Further south in Cernobbio, an apartment building threatened with flooding was evacuated by fire crews.

Dozens of trees were stacked up against houses as well as battered cars and vans that had been picked up like toys and carried downstream by the powerful torrent.

It is the latest extreme weather to hit Europe, just two weeks after at least 196 people were killed in heavy flooding in Germany and Belgium.

George Clooney bought his 18th century villa for £10million in 2002.

It has 25 rooms, an outdoor theatre, a swimming pool and a garage to house all of his motorcycles - and if that's not enough space, it also has a 100 metre exclusion zone.

The actor secured his privacy by buying the adjacent Villa Margherita in the hopes as battle with the paparazzi hit its peak in 2015.

The mayor of Laglio had to issue a restricting order stopping fans from encroaching onto his property.

So now, trespassers can expect to face a fine of up to £435 for coming within 100 metre radius.

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