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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Marine Strauss

France eyes 'unprecedented' water curbs after driest winter since 1959

FILE PHOTO: A man stands on the dried-up artificial Broc lake in Le Broc near Nice as the Alpes-Maritimes department faces a severe drought, France, October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

France is preparing to introduce restrictions on water use in parts of the country from March, in an unprecedented move for the time of year following the driest winter in 64 years, environment minister Christophe Bechu said on Wednesday.

France has recorded 32 days without rain, weather forecaster Meteo-France said.

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