Po River drought deepens as fourth heatwave strains northern Italy

Italy's Po River has fallen to historically low levels as the country endures its fourth heatwave of the summer, exposing wide stretches of dry riverbed near Pavia and raising fresh concerns over water supplies and farming across northern Italy, according to Euronews reporting on Tuesday.

The footage and reporting from the river's middle course show the scale of the drought at the height of the agricultural season, with the Po basin serving as the irrigation backbone for the country's most productive farming regions.