In Sicily there is no water and rationing has begun. The reservoirs needed to supply pipes in Palermo and the province are at 50%.
Amap, the company that manages the aqueduct, triggered the emergency plan. There is fear among operators for the next tourist season. Renato Schifani's government has forwarded the request for a state of emergency due to the drought to Rome.. The law also gives the possibility of requisitioning private wells to deal with critical issues. In order to reach the end of the year, Sicily must recover 180 million cubic meters of water, half of the water resources necessary for ordinary annual management, certified the Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies, Nello Musumeci, explaining that the Sicilian Region has transmitted to Civil Protection a list of 52 works to be carried out. "I hope there are executive projects - said MusumECi - We will see if we can find financial coverage for at least the first ten interventions"