{
  "id": 458466,
  "title": "Drought scorches Italy’s rice belt as water supplies hit record lows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/drought-scorches-italys-rice-belt-as-water-supplies-hit-record-lows",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T08:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/10/drought-scorches-italy-s-rice-belt-as-water-supplies-hit-record-lows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Long accustomed to abundant water, Italy's rice belt has been forced to take unprecedented measures to save the season, which locals say is proving tougher than the severe 2022 drought.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}