An interministerial crisis unit is to meet this Friday on the subject of the drought that France is currently experiencing. The announcement was made this Friday morning by Matignon. “This drought is the most serious ever recorded in our country and the weather forecasts suggest that the situation could continue for the first fifteen days or even become even more worrying.“, underlines the Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
Many areas affected by drought
This cell should allow coordinate the action of prefects, elected officials, ARS and civil security, in particular, to cope with the consequences of this lack of water. They are numerous and affect not only individuals (some municipalities are literally deprived of drinking water), but also agriculture, transport, biodiversity and energy production.
93 departments are already subject to water restrictions. In 62 of them, the highest level of crisis has been reached.