After a summer drought, the water level in the river dropped so low that the previously submerged bombs are exposed.
July 25,Environment controlled by military experts on Sunday after a bomb was first spotted near the northern village of Borgo Virgilio, near the city of Mantua..
Colonel Marco Nasi said:
A bomb disposal technician removed a fuse from an American device the military said he contained 240 kg (530 lb) of explosive.
The bomb squad was then escorted by police to a quarry in Medor, about 45 km (30 miles) away, where the device was destroyed.
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A drought emergency was declared last month in five regions around the Po River in northern Italy.
According to the agricultural union Coldiretti, this is because the worst drought in his 70 years threatens more than 30% of his crops in Italy.
Some local authorities are enforcing water rationing, he reports the BBC.
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Rainfall from winter to spring.
The Po River is Italy's longest river, and his third of the food produced in Italy comes from its surrounding areas.
Melting glaciers in the Alps also caused avalanches in the Dolomites, killing at least seven of her hikers.
The device weighed 450 kg (1000 lbs) and her 3,000 people living nearby were asked to evacuate the area.
Borgo Virgilio Mayor Francesco Aporti told Reuters:
Aporti added that the operation would not have been possible without the cooperation of local people.
Airspace in the area was closed and river, rail and road traffic stopped.
