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Met Office issues bleak drought warning for Birmingham and West Midlands as rain expected

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Met Office issues bleak drought warning for Birmingham and West Midlands as rain expected
Birmingham Live
Birmingham Live16 mins ago
Met Office issues bleak drought warning for Birmingham and West Midlands as rain expected
Birmingham and the wider West Midlands officially entered a drought on July 29 after repeated heatwaves - but it could take months to recover
The Mirror
The Mirror🏁 first to report10 hrs ago
Met Office issues grim drought warning as rain forecast to break heatwave grip on UK
Following the driest July on record for England and Wales in nearly two centuries, the Environment Agency declared official drought conditions across more than half of the country
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