Europe faces its worst drought in five centuries, says report

A new report says nearly half of the EU’s territory is in “warning” drought conditions, exhibiting a significant deficit of soil moisture. 

Nearly two-thirds of the bloc’s territory is under an “alert” or some form of a drought warning. 

In recent months, many waterways have become so dry that old shipwrecks, buildings or unexploded ordnance WW2 became revealed. 

On the border of Switzerland and France, the Brenets or De Chaillexon lake has almost completely disappeared. 

The lake has been there for 12,000 years and it was 18 metres deep, but due to the summer heat, the lake is now a small stream. 

The report from the European Drought Observatory stated that this is likely the worst drought in Europe in many centuries.