Corbere-Les-Cabanes, France (AFP) April 14, 2023 - Another four French villages lost their fresh water supply on Friday, local authorities told AFP, as a winter drought causes disruption and serious concerns about shortages this summer.
Four villages in the Pyrénées-Orientales are deprived of drinking water from Friday. Their borehole has reached a level too low because of the drought. Bottled water distributions are organized for the inhabitants of the communes. The department, bordering Spain, is one of the most affected in France by drought.. Between September and March, the level of rainfall was halved compared to normal, according to Météo-France.. The 226 mayors of the department announced Tuesday the establishment of a charter in which they commit to increase water savings.
Another four French villages lost their fresh water supply on Friday, local authorities told AFP, as a winter drought causes disruption and serious concerns about shortages this summer.
Another four French villages lost their fresh water supply on Friday, local authorities told AFP, as a winter drought causes disruption and serious concerns
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