Photo taken on Aug. 3, 2017 shows the underwater sand and stone emerged due to the drought in the lake of Bracciano, Rome's backup water supply, in Italy. With the Italian capital gripped by a crippling drought and its most severe heat wave in years, analysts said the city government needs to make structural changes to avoid the worst impacts from future bouts with extreme heat. (Xinhua/Jin Yu)
Crippling drought hits Italy's Rome
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-05 13:08:54|Editor: Xiang Bo
KEY WORDS: heat
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