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In pictures: Drought endures following French heatwave

Paris hasn’t seen rain for 30 consecutive days, but the real problem lies in the 88 drought-stricken French departments that have been forced to observe tough water restrictions. Even though rain is forecast to fall across much of the country from Sunday, it won’t be enough to pull the country from a drought brought on by a record-breaking dry summer.

A plant is seen in a branch of the Loire river in Montjean-sur-Loire as drought persists in France REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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