Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Drought Strikes France

VINCENT MICHEL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cracked and dry earth is seen along the riverbed of the Loire River in Ancenis, western France. Rainfall in France has been down 50 percent from normal levels since March, leading France to impose curbs on water consumption in a third of France's administrative departments.

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