Italy’s Shipping Seen by Farm Union as ’Paralyzed’ by Drought
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Italy’s drought is hampering commercial shipping as low water levels in the Po, the country’s largest river, force boats to remain moored to avoid collisions and underwater obstacles, farm union Coldiretti said.
The water level has dropped 8.5 meters (27.9 feet) below average at the monitoring station of Canonica d’Adda, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) east of Milan, the Rome-based group wrote in an e-mailed statement today. The river is used for irrigation in the Po Valley, the country’s main corn and rice-growing area.