Images from across the Northern Hemisphere reveal the impact of severe drought and water shortages, but it is especially stark in Europe.
Neighbouring France is experiencing its worst drought since records began in 1958, its national weather agency says.
Cracked and dry earth is seen in what was a pond in Tourtour, as France experiences its worst drought in at least 65 years.
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