Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought after what the United Kingdom's Environment Agency described last week as an "exceptionally serious" dry spell. In July, England received just seven per cent of its average rainfall for the month. Southern England received only one per cent.

England is facing an ‘exceptionally serious situation’, officials have said

Viele Teile Europas kämpfen seit Wochen mit extremer Trockenheit – auch England und Wales. Fehlender Niederschlag und starker Sonnenschein führten nun zu einem bedenklichen Rekord.