Five Million Face Hosepipe Ban as England's Water Crisis Deepens

Anglian Water becomes the latest utility to restrict usage, extending drought measures across eastern England amid relentless summer heat.

Over five million people in eastern England woke Thursday to new water restrictions as Anglian Water imposed a hosepipe ban, the largest such measure so far in a summer that is rapidly reshaping how the country consumes its most basic resource. The utility cited severe drought conditions and record-breaking heat as the forces driving a decision that will reshape daily life for households across its service area. [1]

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