# France faces record drought this summer

https://mins.news/en/video/18991

- France 24 English, 2026-08-11 10:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Uy13_svuc

> Drought conditions affected 95 percent of mainland France in July. The severe situation is not confined to France, but is shared across Europe. Journalist Ellen Gainsford reports on the worsening summer drought and its broader regional reach.

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