The French government has set up a crisis team to tackle a historic drought that has left more than 100 municipalities short of drinking water. Trucks are taking water to those areas, as “there is nothing left in the pipes”, Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu said. “This is a situation like nothing we’ve ever seen… And the bad news is that, as far as we can see, there’s no reason to think that it will stop.” Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has warned that France is facing the “most severe drought” ever recorded in the country. The heatwave that has baked the country since Jun…
