A rainstorm blows into a university hospital in Loire, southern France, and hail falls.
Due to the pouring rain and hail, the medical reception desk was closed.
The capital, Paris, has become a sea of water.
In the followingnoon of the 16th, local time, rainwater ran down the stairs to the subway station and overflowed like valley water, turning into a sea of water.
Vehicles swim through the city center.
France had the driest July since 1961, so the drought-hardened land did not absorb rainwater well.
Heavy rains made it easier to put out the fires in the southwestern province of Gironde, which was hit hard by wildfires.
France received only 9.7 mm of precipitation in July this year, the lowest since March 1961 of 7.8 mm.
The French government has launched a cross-ministerial crisis response organization in the face of the worst drought ever, and has given most local governments the power to limit water use.
In England, which also suffered from heat and dry weather, it rained heavily, mainly in London.
The UK Environment Agency has issued 18 flood warnings, expecting up to 100 mm of rain in some areas.
However, it appears to be insufficient to alleviate the drought.
Earlier, Thames Water, a water company in London and southern England, announced that it would regulate water use, including from 24th, by not allowing outdoor hoses to be watered.
This brings the number of water utilities to six water restrictions and affects at least 23 million customers.
(Report: Jisoo Kim)
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