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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Liam Buckler & Genevieve Holl-Allen

Driest village in UK sees no rain for a MONTH as locals live in constant fear of wildfire

The driest village in the UK with no rain for a month has forced a local cricket club to water the wicket at least once a day.

According to the Met Office, Odiham, a village in Hampshire, did not have a single drop of rain last month - as farmers, florists and a cricket club struggled to adapt in the dry conditions.

Local farmers are having to spend significant sums on buying in food for their cattle, as the community copes with zero rainfall in July.

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