<span style="color: #222222;">In Italy, government has declared a state of emergency in five northern regions surrounding the Po River amid the worst drought in 70 years. The Italian Government in a statement said, the state of emergency is aimed at managing the current situation with extraordinary means and powers. Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, and Veneto will be given 38 million dollars in emergency funds to tackle the water shortage.<br />''<br />''The drought threatens more than 30 percent of Italy's agricultural produce, according to the Agricultural Union Coldiretti. Several municipalities have already announced water rationing.<br />''<br />''Unusually hot weather and low rainfall across winter and spring have compounded water shortages in northern Italy.</span><br />