Italy declares a state of emergency in five northern regions over a worsening drought. The cabinet approved a state of emergency in Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto until December 31.
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Governor Attilio Fontana said on Monday the current Lombardy drought is the worst his region has experienced. The drought is affecting the whole country with the north particularly hard hit.
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Italy’s Health Undersecretary indicates the government is set to declare a drought state of emergency. Italy is suffering from its worst drought in 70 years.
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The climate crisis is being felt in northern Italy. The river Po is 72% lower than it should be and northern Italy’s agricultural output is under threat. Piedmont and Lombardy say they will ask the government to declare a state of emergency due to the drought.
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Late astrophysicist Margherita Hack has become the first woman to have a public statue in Milan erected in her honour.
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The helicopter which went missing on Thursday has been found. It had crashed on Mount Cusna. There were no survivors.
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Milan is dedicating a garden to sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani, creators of the iconic Diabolik character.
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Today is the first anniversary of the Mottarone tragedy. Investigation into the incident is still ongoing, but one of the victims’ relatives says they feel “abandoned”. The only survivor of the disaster is part of a bitter custody battle.
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With only 10 days to go, Turin is in the last throes of preparing for the Eurovision 2022 finals. Forty participants are ready for the finals which start on 10th May.
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On Thursday, an Italian judge ordered 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, to stand trial over the collapse of a bridge in Genoa four years ago. 43 people died.
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