South East latest part of England officially in drought

Name: South East latest part of England officially in drought
Uploaded: 2012-02-20T07:32:25.000Z
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Description: Much of southern and eastern England is officially in a state of drought, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced.

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Much of southern and eastern England is officially in a state of drought, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced.

The announcement came as Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman hosted a drought summit.

In parts of south-east England groundwater levels are lower than in the infamously dry summer of 1976.

Jeremy Cooke reports.

20 February 2012