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Crippling drought from a nearly rainless year , along with record-high temperatures, is stressing farmers on Sicily .
Worst year for rainfall in more than 20 years has sent fodder production down 70% across Sicily .
The region is one of Italy 's breadbaskets, producing 20% of the country's durum wheat that goes into pasta.
In May , the national government declared a state of emergency in Sicily and allocated 20 million euros.
The local water basin authority is tightly rationing water for almost a million residents, with water flowing as little as two to four hours a week in the most affected areas.
While the taps are off, households and farms are being supplied by tankers since Sicily 's aqueducts lose up to 60% of the water they carry.
Climate change has made rainfall more erratic and driven temperatures higher.
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