Wales wants water
Most industry in South Wales will grind to a halt unless there is substantial rain by the end of November, an official of the Welsh Water Authority has said. Bakeries, dairies, basic food and electricity industries would be among the few to escape a shutdown, he said. South Wales is one of the areas hardest hit by Britain’s yearlong drought, and a million households already have water for only seven hours a day. Britain’s Farmers Union has said that food production on farms had fallen considerably — by up to 50 per cent on some farms — as a result of the drought. — Cardiff.
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