Drought in Sicily threatens grain fields, animal herds
Thursday, 1 August 2024 () San Cataldo, Italy (AFP) July 30, 2024
A crushing drought in Sicily has withered fields of grain, deprived livestock of pasture land and fanned a spate of wildfires, causing damage already estimated at 2.7 billion euros this year. In an attempt to mitigate the effects of the water crisis, the Italian government in early May declared a state of emergency for the southern island, unblocking funds to purchase water tanker trucks, dr
Thursday, 1 August 2024 ()
San Cataldo, Italy (AFP) July 30, 2024