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Updated: Mon 3 Aug 2026 17:11 CET

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A child's watering can lies on the bed of the dried-up river Po during drought in Castelvetro Piacentino, near Cremona, Northern Italy. Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP.

Cities and regions across Italy are issuing ordinances to limit water use amid drought conditions and dwindling supplies.