Recent heavy rainfall has not made up for water shortage caused by ‘hottest summer on record’
Recent heavy rainfall has not made up for water shortage caused by ‘hottest summer on record’
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Predicted rainfall is not enough to fill reservoirs and ease restrictions for millions of customers, says Yorkshire Water
Thames Water enforced the restrictions for all 10.1 million people it supplies last month, when most of England and Wales was…
After a series of mini-heatwaves and the hottest June on record, the year’s first hosepipe bans have been announced
With much of the UK suffering parched conditions, water companies are resorting to hosepipe bans to preserve supplies
Persistent rainfall needed for rest of year for ban to be lifted
This year's heatwave has created a countrywide water shortage that looks set to only deepen over the next few days, and threatens…
