River Po falls to lowest level on record at Cremona amid drought

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - The River Po at Cremona has fallen to its lowest level on record with water levels dwindling amid drought and a series of intense heatwaves. The water level at the monitoring station under Cremona's iron bridge on the highway connecting Milan to the province of Piacenza was 8.59 metres below zero on the gauge on Thursday evening, breaking the previous record low of -8.58 metres set in June 2022. On Thursday the Po River Basin Authority (Adbpo) said the the drought cris...

By ANSA