*Walter Bloomberg(@DeItaone):FRANCE DROUGHT PUTS DRINKING WATER UNDER STRAIN FOR 1 MILLION PEOPLE France’s historic drought has left drinking-water supplies under strain for roughly 1 million people, with more than 83,000 relying on emergency measures including bottled water and tanker deliveries. September rainfall was 70% below normal, while extreme dryness has already forced record nuclear-power curtailments and reduced crop yields. Water stress could now persist into 2027.

2026.10.06 11:43

FRANCE DROUGHT PUTS DRINKING WATER UNDER STRAIN FOR 1 MILLION PEOPLE France’s historic drought has left drinking-water supplies under strain for roughly 1 million people, with more than 83,000 relying on emergency measures including bottled water and tanker deliveries. September rainfall was 70% below normal, while extreme dryness has already forced record nuclear-power curtailments and reduced crop yields. Water stress could now persist into 2027.