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Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
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The Local
Italian passengers face passport checks on arrival in Spain, Roman wreck carrying hundreds of amphorae found off Sicily, and more news on Monday.
Italian passengers face passport checks on arrival in SpainPassengers arriving at Spanish airports from Italy on Sunday reported facing varying checks depending on the airport and route, after Spain began reciprocal border controls on Italian arrivals this weekend.
Officers mostly confirmed passengers were holding identification, rather than examining it closely, and non-EU citizens on flights from Rome faced the closest scrutiny, Ansa reported.
Advertisement'No end in sight' for Po drought emergencyThe drought emergency in Italy's northern Po Valley is continuing to worsen, with over 100 municipalities in Lombardy and Piedmont facing drinking water supply issues, according to the Po River Basin Authority (ADBPO).
"Persistent high temperatures are depleting the last remaining water reserves – namely, the large pre-Alpine lakes," said ADBPO Secretary General Alessandro Delpiano on Thursday.