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Temperatures rise as France tackles its worst drought on record

FILE PHOTO: Cracked and dry earth is seen on the banks of Le Broc lake, as a historical drought hits France, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

France on Sunday braced for a fourth heatwave this summer as its worst drought on record left parched villages without safe drinking water and farmers warned of a looming milk shortage in the winter.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's office has set up a crisis team to tackle a drought that has forced scores of villages to rely on water deliveries by truck, prompted state-run utility EDF to curb nuclear power output and stressed crops.

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