A red water shortage warning has been extended to the Borders, said the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) in its latest update. The alerts come amid a second summer heatwave as temperatures peak at 30C.
Parts of Fife were issued a red water shortage warning last week. SEPA has now suspended water abstraction, mostly within agriculture, in mid and north Fife as river and groundwater levels become 'critical' in the east.
The agency reports a dry week - with exception to the northwest - has worsened the conditions of areas at risk of water scarcity. Many eastern areas of the country are facing a moderate scarcity warning.
