# Drought: groundwater levels in France remain very low

https://mins.news/en/item/91802

- euronews, 2026-10-08 16:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/drought-groundwater-levels-in-france-remain-very-low

> Groundwater conditions in France remain deeply worrying at the start of October: levels at two-thirds of monitoring sites are below normal, and 81% are still declining. The autumn recharge needed to rebuild reserves has yet to begin.

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