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Drought hits London, Britain
By Xinhua Published: Aug 19, 2026 09:57 AM
Dried and cracked bed of the Hollow Pond is pictured in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Dried and cracked bed of the Hollow Pond is pictured in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)


Dry garden outside the Tower of London, turned yellow-brown due to dryness, is pictured in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Dry garden outside the Tower of London, turned yellow-brown due to dryness, is pictured in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)



A man takes photos of the dry garden outside the Tower of London, turned yellow-brown due to dryness, in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A man takes photos of the dry garden outside the Tower of London, turned yellow-brown due to dryness, in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)



Dried and cracked bed of the Hollow Pond is pictured in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Dried and cracked bed of the Hollow Pond is pictured in London, Britain, on Aug. 18, 2026. In Britain, extreme dryness becomes a defining feature of the summer. Provisional data from the Met Office showed that England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England was officially under drought conditions by Aug. 10. (Xinhua/Li Ying)