The current drought affecting Italy's
longest river, the Po, is the worst in 70 years, the river
Observatory told an extraordinary meeting on Friday.
The observatory said demand for water in the Po Valley basin was
high but supply was "running out" after months of hardly any
rainfall at the meeting involving the river authority, the civil
protection department, the regions affected and other interested
parties.
To make matters worse, it said there were no signs of the crisis
easing, with forecasts saying the lack of rain is set to
continue with high, above-average temperatures.
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