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Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north

Italy declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the river Po, which accounts for roughly a third of the country's agricultural production and is suffering its worst drought for 70 years.

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Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north

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  1. Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north

  2. A man walks on the dry riverbed of Sangone river, a tributary of the Po river, in Beinasco, Turin, Italy, June 19. REUTERS / Massimo Pinca

  3. Farmer Andrea Bandiera, 67, checks his corn plants affected by River Po's worst drought in the last 70 years in Cocomaro di Focomorto, near Ferrara, Italy June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  4. A view shows Po's dry riverbed, as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, in Malcantone, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  5. Corn plants affected by river Po's worst drought in the last 70 years are pictured in Cocomaro di Focomorto, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  6. A view shows Po's dry riverbed as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, in Boretto, Italy, June 22. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  7. A man walks on the dry riverbed of Sangone river, a tributary of the Po river, in Beinasco, Turin, Italy, June 19. REUTERS / Massimo Pinca

  8. Agricultural entrepreneur Federica Vidali, 29, checks her damaged soy plant, affected by salty seawater flowing into drought-hit River Po in Porto Tolle, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  9. Corn plants affected by river Po's worst drought in the last 70 years are pictured in Cocomaro di Focomorto, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  10. A view shows Po's dry riverbed, as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, in Pontelagoscuro, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  11. A tree trunk lies on Po's dry riverbed as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, in Boretto, Italy, June 22. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  12. A general view shows Po's dry riverbed as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, in Boretto, Italy, June 22. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  13. Tractors pump water from River Po to a channel as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, June 22. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  14. Corn plants affected by river Po's worst drought in the last 70 years are pictured in Cocomaro di Focomorto, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Gabriele Pileri

  15. A man walks on the dry riverbed of Sangone river, a tributary of the Po river, in Beinasco, Turin, Italy, June 19. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

  16. A view shows Po's dry riverbed, as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up, in Pontelagoscuro, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  17. A view shows 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. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

  18. 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. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  19. Corn plants affected by River Po's worst drought in the last 70 years are pictured in Cocomaro di Focomorto, near Ferrara, Italy, June 23. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

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