Heatwave in Italy leads to discovery of WW2 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in drought-stricken river

The heatwave gripping Europe has led to an unexploded World War II bomb being uncovered in Italy’s River Po.

Water levels in the river are so low following a summer of drought that the previously submerged bomb has now been exposed.

The device weighed 450kg (1000lb) and 3,000 people living nearby were asked to evacuate the area. Borgo Virgilio’s mayor Francesco Aporti said: “At first, some of the inhabitants said they would not move, but in the last few days, we think we have persuaded everyone.”