Severe Drought Declared in Parts of Southern England; Water Restrictions Considered
England's government declared severe drought in several southern areas, including Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and Sussex, after record-low rainfall and critically low reservoirs prompted water companies to seek limits on non-essential business water use.
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| Oct 16, 3:32 AM | bbc.co.uk | Action needed to save water, minister urges |
| Oct 15, 8:42 AM | bbc.co.uk | Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected? |
| Oct 15, 7:43 AM | thehindu.com | 'Severe drought' declared in parts of United Kingdom |
| Oct 15, 6:55 AM | straitstimes.com | ‘Severe drought’ declared in parts of southern England |
| Oct 15, 5:18 AM | theguardian.com | Severe drought declared in six areas of England as public water supplies under threat |
| Oct 14, 4:01 PM | news.sky.com | Severe drought declared in parts of southern England |
| Oct 13, 11:00 PM | theguardian.com | Businesses could be barred from non-essential water use amid supply threat |