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Rice fields dry up as Italy’s drought lingers on

A white heron looks for food on the Po river, in Linarolo, near Pavia, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. Italy's largest river, which is turning into a long stretch of sand due to the lack of rain, is leaving the Lomellina rice flats — nestled between the river Po and the Alps — without the necessary water to flood the paddies. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Boys paddle on low water levels of the Naviglio Grande river channel in Milan, Italy, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The feather of a bird lies on a completely dried rice field, in Mortara, Lomellina area, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Archbishop Mario Delpini blesses a field with holy water in front of the San Martino Olearo church, in Mediglia, northern Italy, Saturday, June 25, 2022. Delpini visited three churches that serve the farming communities on the outskirts of Milan during the worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Rice fields grow as a dewatering pump gets water from a channel to irrigate it, in Mortara, Lomellina area, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting the rice paddies of the river Po valley, jeopardizing the precious harvest of the Italian premium rice used for the tasty risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Rice farmer Giovanni Daghetta walks on a rice field as the dewatering pump gets water from a channel to a dried rice field, in Mortara, Lomellina area, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting the rice paddies of the river Po valley, jeopardizing the precious harvest of the Italian premium rice used for the tasty risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) A water gauge plunges in the sand of the Po riverbed under Ponte della Becca (Becca Bridge), in Linarolo, near Pavia, Italy, Saturday, June 25, 2022. The largest Italian river Po is turning into a long stretch of sand due to the lack of rain, leaving the Lomellina rice flats without the water necessary to flood the paddies. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Rice farmer Giovanni Daghetta stands on a dried rice field, as he makes a call with a smartphone in Mortara, Lomellina area, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting the rice paddies of the river Po valley, jeopardizing the precious harvest of the Italian premium rice used for the tasty risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) People relax at sunset on the Po riverbed next to Ponte della Becca (Becca Bridge) in Linarolo, near Pavia, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. Italy's largest river, which is turning into a long stretch of sand due to the lack of rain, is leaving the Lomellina rice flats — nestled between the river Po and the Alps — without the necessary water to flood the paddies. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Rice farmer Giovanni Daghetta gestures as he stands on on a completely dried rice field, in Mortara, Lomellina area, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Rice farmer Giovanni Daghetta handles a dewatering pump from a tractor to get water from a channel to a completely dried rice field, in Mortara, Lomellina area, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)