Drought officially declared in North West England

The Environment Agency has officially declared drought despite wetter weather conditions this week

Alex Black
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Drought officially declared in North West England

North West England has been officially declared as in drought due to a drop in water supply. The Environment Agency said the region went into drought status on May 21 after weeks of unusually dry...

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