Curcio, we are working on the criteria and measures for the drought emergency

"We are defining the criteria with the regions and above all the measures. I think in the next few days, at the latest in the next few weeks, we will have clear measures and we will be able to declare a state of emergency", said the head of the Civil Protection,

, interviewed by Sky Tg24 on the subject of drought this season.

Fires this year, he also explained, are more than double last year and more than six times more than in 2020, Curcio said.

"From June 15 to yesterday there have been almost 199 intervention forms, compared to 80 in 2021 and 30 in 2020.

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The head of the Civil Protection also explained that

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It is, explains Curcio, 40-50% less rainwater than the average of recent years, and up to 70% less snow.

And the Po has a flow "up to 80 percent less".