DRY SPELL BRINGS TROUBLES IN ENGLAND
LONDON, August 18. Unless rain falls bv Wednesday, anfi the met o irologists say they expect none, a ' " drought "__ will be officially declared in Britain. Fiiteen sueeessive days without rain must be reeorded before a drought-is fonnally recognised. The long warm spell, ha:le.;l as a godsend bv harvestqrs, is ihiw oe/im ng a llireat, as it is causnjg i.ian v ,s. • ii 1. cro pa to wiit and wither. "1hc drv weather has brought an inevitable outbreak of fires. At Gang Hi.i, near Farnham, two square miles of,s',..-:- of the most beautifu! vvojdlaads i.i .'urrey were devastateo *ov a fire wli:.a Ijurned for 86 hours, and more thaq .">0 outbreaks in woodlands and copses were reported du ing the weekend in the Guildford district.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1947, Page 5
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