Drought-hit Britain braces for floods after weeks of extreme heat as Wessex Water announces first hosepipe ban since summer of 1976
- Posted on August 17, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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Drought-hit Britain braces for floods after weeks of extreme heat as Wessex Water announces first hosepipe ban since summer of 1976
Some areas will see their 'first meaningful rain for a long time', the Met Office said after weeks of dry weather plunged swathes of the country into drought.
