People living in some northern Italian towns face fines for wasting water as mayors ration supplies amid a severe drought.

意大利几个北部小镇发生了严重旱灾，镇长们决定定量供应用水，居民浪费水将面临罚款。

 

 

Italy has had one of its driest winters in the last 65 years, with rainfall 80% lower than the seasonal average.

意大利刚经历了过去65年来最干旱的一个冬天，降雨量比季节平均水平低了80%。

The situation has been more acute in northern regions, where some areas have been deprived of significant rainfall for three months or more.

意大利北部地区的干旱更为严重，一些地区已经至少有三个月没怎么下雨了。

The Po, the country’s longest river, is at its lowest level recorded in winter since 1972.

意大利最长河流波河的水位已经降至1972年以来的冬季最低水平。

Mayors of towns in regions including Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy and Trentino have introduced water-rationing measures, ranging from fountains being switched off and nightly restrictions on tap water to bans on using water for gardens and allotments, for washing cars and filling swimming pools.

皮德蒙特、利古利亚、伦巴第和特伦蒂诺等地区的镇长都推出了一系列定量供水措施，包括关闭喷泉、限制夜间使用自来水、禁止将花园和土地用水用于洗车或给游泳池充水。

Fines of up to €500 are in place for those deemed to be squandering supplies.

浪费用水的居民将被处以最高500欧元(约合人民币3500元)的罚款。