IN JUNE, BLISTERINGLY scorching temperatures and a protracted dry spell plunged a lot of southern Italy into its worst drought in many years. Water shortages on glitzy Capri grew to become so dire that native authorities briefly banned ferries from offloading vacationers on to the island. An absence of rainfall tells solely half the story. Decrepit infrastructure is as a lot accountable, with over 40% of Capri’s consuming water seeping out by way of leaks in its pipe community earlier than it reaches prospects.
