Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Italian government declared a state of emergency, Monday (4/7/2022). This applies to the area around the Po River, in Gualtieri, the region between Florence and Milan.
This happens because the water discharge continues to shrink due to drought. This government decision will allow the authorities to cut red tape and take immediate action if deemed necessary.
One of them, the government can impose water rationing for households and businesses. Emergency measures will cover land bordering Po as well as water basins in the eastern Alps.
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“The state of emergency is aimed at managing the current situation in an extraordinary manner and force, with assistance and assistance to the affected population,” the government was quoted as saying. ReutersTuesday.
Po is the longest river in Italy that flows more than 650 km through the North of Italy. However, many waterways have dried up in recent years.
Farmers said the river flow was very weak. So that sea water seeps into the land and destroys plants.
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Photo: REUTERS / GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE A tree trunk lies on Po’s dry riverbed as parts of Italy’s longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up due to the worst drought in the last 70 years, in Boretto, Italy, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane- – |
The Italian government itself added that it would take further measures in the future to tackle the drought. Italian media have reported that Prime Minister Mario Draghi is also planning to appoint a commissioner to coordinate the drought response.
Previously, due to reduced water discharge, skulls from World War II appeared in the river. There is also the former Zibello ship which has a length of 50 feet or about 15 meters which sank in 1943.
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