River Po drought worsening says authority

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 3 - A drought affecting the River Po is worsening, the authority that manages Italy's longest river said Thursday.
    The drought in the Po Basin "is getting worse and is serious", it said.
    "There is an emergency in the Delta and Piedmont but the whole area is in difficulty".
    Water flow is 40% down in parts of the Po and 60% down in parts of its tributaries, the authority said.
    It said the drought was sue to a continuing lack of rain, snow and the "grave aridity" of soils, as well as the progressive impoverishment of the underground water tables. (ANSA).