From rivers to hydrants, water theft is a growing concern amid Europe's drought

Piedmont, in northern Italy, is facing its worst drought in 70 years. Photo: AFP

In the north of Italy, plunged like the rest of Europe into this unprecedented situation, the local press reports an increase in water theft. Inspectors from the regional environmental protection agency are deployed along the waterways to check the water supply systems in the Piedmont region. Several sites, such as the Elvo or Orco, tributary streams, supply 1,000 to 5,000 hectares of fields, reportsRome's national daily newspaper reports that forest rangers discovered in a Piedmontese farm"a motor pump driven by a tractor to draw water from the Po". In 15 days, this machine was able to draw 72,000 cubic meters of water.

Roger Kappel, vice-president of the motocross club responsible for the theft, explained to AFP that the water drawn had been used to"supply fire reserve and the security of the parking lot as part of the organisation of a festival".

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