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Large
of Europe are experiencing droughts and water
. One region is experiencing its
drought for 70 years. The area, in northern Italy, has had
any rainfall in the past four months. This year's snowfall was 70 per cent
. This has caused the River Po, Italy's largest, to be three metres lower than
. A lot of the
has dried up and people can walk across the mud. In one part, the declining water level has fully exposed a World War II
. Authorities are concerned that if it doesn't rain
, there'll be a serious water shortage. This means water will be rationed for drinking. Farmers will also have problems finding water to irrigate their
.