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France: Drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves

France: Drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves
France 24 Tuesday 11 August 2026, 10:15 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Headings To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Issued on: 11/08/2026 - 12:15Modified: 11/08/2026 - 12:18 Amid the extreme heat this summer, France is also grappling with an exceptional drought. Two thirds of ground water levels are currently below normal and around 70% of the country has been placed under 'water restrictions' to help preserve supplies. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.
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