the Minister for the Ecological Transition is considering restrictive measures “as of March”

“France is on alert”recognizes Christophe Béchu, Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, on franceinfo Wednesday, February 22, on the eve of the meeting of the Anticipation Committee on the risks of drought.

Christophe Béchu specifies that Monday, February 27, a point will be made “territory by territory” with the prefects. It will be necessary “take restrictive measures that are ‘soft’ from the month of March to avoid ending up in catastrophic arbitration conditions in June or July”. It is “the driest winter since 1959”he recalls.

Météo France announced on Tuesday that the record of 31 days without rain, between March 17 and April 16, 2020, was equaled. The institute estimates that the soils are as dry as usual in mid-April.