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Europe heatwave: drought fears in Italy as records tumble around Europe – as it happened

Saturday, June 27, 2026Taz Ali (now) and Hamish Mackay (earlier)View original

Temperature records broken in Germany, Denmark and Slovakia as Europe remains gripped by heatwave

Seawater is seeping into Italy’s longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.

The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year, raising fears of a devastating drought in July in this corner of northern Italy.

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