Privatized water companies have been accused of doing too little in drought-hit England. In some parts of the country the use of garden hoses is banned, but billions of liters are wasted when pipes leak. Swimmers are warned about sewage-contaminated beaches.
Privatized water companies have been accused of doing too little in drought-hit England. In some parts of the country the use of garden hoses is banned, but billions of liters are wasted when pipes leak. Swimmers are warned about sewage-contaminated beaches.
Rain has rarely been greeted with such enthusiasm in England as it has been in recent days. The weeks-long drought has turned lawns yellow, dried up rivers and wreaked havoc on agriculture.