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LOMBARDY, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - View of the Sesia river on the border between the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont in Candia Lomellina (PV), Italy on June 23, 2022.
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LOMBARDY, ITALY - JUNE 2022
View of the Sesia river on the border between the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont in Candia Lomellina (PV), Italy on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A photo shows the dry bed of the Sangone river and one of the bridges that cross it in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
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A photo shows the dry bed of the Sangone river and one of the bridges that cross it in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A worker walks in a corn crop very stressed by the lack of water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy on June 23, 2022.
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A worker walks in a corn crop very stressed by the lack of water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Some farmers and landowners debate how to install an emergency hydraulic pump in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
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Some farmers and landowners debate how to install an emergency hydraulic pump in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A rice crop suffering from lack of water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022. Rice needs to grow in immersion in water for most of its life cycle.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
A rice crop suffering from lack of water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022. Rice needs to grow in immersion in water for most of its life cycle.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Installation of an emergency hydraulic pump to extract water from an underground well closed for about 30 years in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
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Installation of an emergency hydraulic pump to extract water from an underground well closed for about 30 years in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Earth is moved with a tractor to stabilize the surface and install of an emergency hydraulic pump to extract water from an underground well closed for about 30 years in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
Earth is moved with a tractor to stabilize the surface and install of an emergency hydraulic pump to extract water from an underground well closed for about 30 years in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Andrea, a water worker hired by the West Sesia Irrigation Association, opens a water lock to let water flow from the collection basin to an irrigation canal in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
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Andrea, a water worker hired by the West Sesia Irrigation Association, opens a water lock to let water flow from the collection basin to an irrigation canal in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A rice field that has not been irrigated for months and in severe water suffering in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
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A rice field that has not been irrigated for months and in severe water suffering in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Under the bridge in the municipality of Verolengo, in the province of Turin, the Dora Baltea river flows far below its normal flow due to the worst drought of the last 70 years in Piedmont, Italy on June 24, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
Under the bridge in the municipality of Verolengo, in the province of Turin, the Dora Baltea river flows far below its normal flow due to the worst drought of the last 70 years in Piedmont, Italy on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Some farmers and landowners install an emergency hydraulic pump in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
Some farmers and landowners install an emergency hydraulic pump in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - An irrigation and rainwater harvesting canal is completely dry due to scarcity of water supplies and a lack of rainfall in Terranova, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
An irrigation and rainwater harvesting canal is completely dry due to scarcity of water supplies and a lack of rainfall in Terranova, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A local farmer and a water pump company worker examine old wells for irrigation water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
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A local farmer and a water pump company worker examine old wells for irrigation water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 23, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A cultivation of corn that has not been irrigated for months and in severe water suffering in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
A cultivation of corn that has not been irrigated for months and in severe water suffering in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A corn crop that has not been irrigated for weeks due to lack of water supplies and the absence of rainfall is suffering in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 24, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
A corn crop that has not been irrigated for weeks due to lack of water supplies and the absence of rainfall is suffering in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - The dry and cracked soil due to the lack of water in a corn crop that has not been irrigated for weeks due to lack of water supplies and the absence of rainfall is suffering in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 24, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
The dry and cracked soil due to the lack of water in a corn crop that has not been irrigated for weeks due to lack of water supplies and the absence of rainfall is suffering in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - The Sesia river on the border between the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont in Caresana, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022. The Sesia river, with its 140 km is a notable left tributary of the river Po, the most important Italian river.
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The Sesia river on the border between the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont in Caresana, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022. The Sesia river, with its 140 km is a notable left tributary of the river Po, the most important Italian river.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A tractor is used as a motive force to operate a dewatering pump and irrigate a rice field with water drawn from a private well in Terranova, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
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PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022
A tractor is used as a motive force to operate a dewatering pump and irrigate a rice field with water drawn from a private well in Terranova, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Giovanni Gatti, President of the Irriguo District of Terranova shows the water collection basin which, due to the worst drought of the last 70 years, is below the minimum filling level in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
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Giovanni Gatti, President of the Irriguo District of Terranova shows the water collection basin which, due to the worst drought of the last 70 years, is below the minimum filling level in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A stretch of the river in Terranova, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022. The Po is the most important watercourse in Italy and today is in agony due to the lack of rainfall and the premature melting of the snow.
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A stretch of the river in Terranova, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
The Po is the most important watercourse in Italy and today is in agony due to the lack of rainfall and the premature melting of the snow.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Angelo Belluati, President of the Irriguo District of Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022. The President is called on the phone all the time because all the farmers need water and are losing crops to cause of the worst drought of the last 70 years.
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Angelo Belluati, President of the Irriguo District of Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022. The President is called on the phone all the time because all the farmers need water and are losing crops to cause of the worst drought of the last 70 years.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A rice crop suffering from lack of water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022. If the rice is not submerged in water, the plant, trying to survive, does not generate the ear and therefore does not produce a harvest.
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A rice crop suffering from lack of water in the countryside of Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022. If the rice is not submerged in water, the plant, trying to survive, does not generate the ear and therefore does not produce a harvest.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A photo shows Giovanni Degiorgis, 61, a farmer who lives in Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022. Together with two employees he cultivates 350 hectares of land with rice, maize, wheat, barley, soy, canola and poplars. Due to the drought, he fears that he has already lost almost 30% of his crops and, if it does not rain, he risks bankruptcy.
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A photo shows Giovanni Degiorgis, 61, a farmer who lives in Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022.
Together with two employees he cultivates 350 hectares of land with rice, maize, wheat, barley, soy, canola and poplars. Due to the drought, he fears that he has already lost almost 30% of his crops and, if it does not rain, he risks bankruptcy.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A water pump powered by an old diesel engine extracts water from an ancient well in Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022. The engine, which must always remain on, consumes about 4000 liters of agricultural diesel per week, at a cost of about 700 euros per day to be paid by the farmer.
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A water pump powered by an old diesel engine extracts water from an ancient well in Casale Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, on June 23, 2022.
The engine, which must always remain on, consumes about 4000 liters of agricultural diesel per week, at a cost of about 700 euros per day to be paid by the farmer.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - One of the water collection and irrigation canals in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022. With over 110 days without rainfall, 2022 was the worst year in agriculture in the last 70 years.
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One of the water collection and irrigation canals in Motta de Conti, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 24, 2022.
With over 110 days without rainfall, 2022 was the worst year in agriculture in the last 70 years.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - The Cavour canal, with a level far below the seasonal average, in the municipality of Chivasso, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022. The Cavour canal is an artificial canal built to support agriculture that originates from the Po in Chivasso and ends in the Ticino in the municipality of Galliate.
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The Cavour canal, with a level far below the seasonal average, in the municipality of Chivasso, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022. The Cavour canal is an artificial canal built to support agriculture that originates from the Po in Chivasso and ends in the Ticino in the municipality of Galliate.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A tornado knocks down and destroys a large part of a corn field in Guidera, in the province of Vercelli, Italy on June 24, 2022.
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A tornado knocks down and destroys a large part of a corn field in Guidera, in the province of Vercelli, Italy on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A photo shows the dry bed of the Sangone river and one of the bridges that cross it in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
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A photo shows the dry bed of the Sangone river and one of the bridges that cross it in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - A detail of the soil of the dry bed of the Sangone river in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
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A detail of the soil of the dry bed of the Sangone river in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - The dry bed of the Sagone river, left tributary of the Po and the pedestrian bridge that cross it in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
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The dry bed of the Sagone river, left tributary of the Po and the pedestrian bridge that cross it in the municipality of Beinasco, in the province of Turin, Italy on June 24, 2022.
PIEDMONT, ITALY - JUNE 2022 - Sesia river in Varallo Sesia, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 19, 2022. The Sesia river is a notable left tributary of the river Po and originates on the Sesia Glacier (Monte Rosa), in the municipality of Alagna Valsesia in Piedmont.
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Sesia river in Varallo Sesia, in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, on June 19, 2022. The Sesia river is a notable left tributary of the river Po and originates on the Sesia Glacier (Monte Rosa), in the municipality of Alagna Valsesia in Piedmont.

Drought emergency in Piedmont region - Italy 2022

The worst drought of the last 70 years has hit Italy, with dramatic consequences for ecosystems and agriculture.
Farmers look for water in old and forgotten emergency wells, abandon less profitable crops to their fate and hope for rain to come.
The most important rivers in the Country are at an all-time low and more and more are disappearing every day.
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