One of the biggest water companies in England has warned that drought conditions could continue into 2027.
Anglian Water, which supplies services to around seven million customers across the East of England, said this year's back-to-back heatwaves had been exacerbated by a "severe" lack of rain.
Levels at its Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire stand at 60% of full capacity, almost 30% lower than where they should be.
Laura Tuplin, water resources manager at Anglian Water, explained the situation had been made worse by low groundwater and river levels.
"The rivers we abstract from are very low so we can't take water from some of them to protect the environment," she said.
"What we need is a prolonged period of rainfall."
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