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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Chiara Giordano

Boat owners on UK’s longest canal stuck due to record water shortage in heatwave

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Boat owners could find they are unable to move their vessels next week as parts of the UK’s longest canal are closed due to water shortages.

A lack of rainfall during the dry spring and ongoing summer heatwave has led to low water levels in rivers and some reservoirs in Yorkshire and Lancashire.

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