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On August 12, 2022 local time, Low water levels and a dry riverbed appeared in Lake Colliford near Bodmin, Cornwall, England. Cornwall's largest reservoir, located in Bodmin moore, currently has a water level of just 40 percent, a low water level not seen since 1995.
On August 12, 2022, local time, in Riponden, England, the public walked through the dam wall of the Baitings Reservoir in Yorkshire and witnessed record heat. The reservoir's low water level reveals the remnants of an ancient road that was flooded when the reservoir was built in the 1950s.
On August 12, 2022, local time, In Riponden, England, under the drought conditions of the continuous heat wave, the low water level of the Bytings Reservoir made an old Bauma Bridge appear.
On August 12, 2022 local time, London, England, parts of the United Kingdom declared drought, and a large pond completely dried up appeared in Wanstead Park in the northeast.
On August 12, 2022, local time, Haywards Heath, UK, a dry tree stump on the bare riverbed of the Ardingly Reservoir operated by South East Water Ltd.
On August 13, 2022, local time, in Parliament Square, London, England, the woman stood on the yellow grass.
On August 12, 2022 local time, in Kent, England, near Seal, Melvyn Jones, chief gardener of the fallen gardens of Severn Oaks, watered plants.
With the official declaration of drought on Friday, Aug. 12, and water restrictions in large swathes of England, horticulturists and others are urging a rethinking of the way the country's supposedly manicured gardens are designed and managed.
On August 12, 2022, local time, firefighters were putting out a fire on a grassy area in Leyton's apartment.
England suffered its driest July since 1935, when rainfall was just 35% of the July average, and parts of England and Wales are currently under a four-day "extreme heat" alert. Water department officials said they were prepared for drought and would pay close attention to the impact of the drought on farmers and the environment and take further action as needed. Water utilities have also given assurances that "basic supplies remain safe".
According to Reuters, the last drought in England occurred in 2018.
Round the world at a glance
Grain ships departing from Ukrainian ports arrive in Italy and are subject to security checks by customs officers
On August 13, 2022, local time, in Ravenna, Italy, the Maltese-flagged grain carrier "Rojen" arrived at the port of Ravenna, and the chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear (CBRN) team of the Italian Customs Administration took samples of the corn in the cargo compartment to check whether the corn brought by the ship after the dock at the port was chemically threatened or radioactive.
Independence Day parade rehearsals were held in many parts of India
On August 13, 2022, local time, Indian soldiers lined up in the independence day parade rehearsal in Indian-controlled Srinagar, Kashmir.
August 15 marks the anniversary of India's independence from British colonial rule in 1947.
A rollover occurred at an Austrian border checkpoint
On August 13, 2022, local time, on the border of Kitz in northeastern Austria, at the scene of an accident on the A6 highway, a car was hit.
According to the state news agency, on the same day, a van full of refugees overturned while trying to evade police control, killing 3 people and injuring several others.
When the typhoon struck, more than 72,000 people were evacuated in Japan
On August 13, 2022, local time, Hamamatsu, Japan, a man walked in heavy rain as Typhoon Mire approached the Pacific coast near Tokyo.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency quoted by Japan's Kyodo News Agency on August 13, more than 72,000 people in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, were ordered to evacuate due to the imminent approach of Typhoon Mire No. 8 this year.
Typhoon Mire formed on the 12th in the northwest Pacific Ocean south of Japan. It is expected to hit Japan's Pacific coast on the afternoon of the 13th, and it may be Shizuoka Prefecture that bears the brunt of it. According to the meteorological department, the rainfall here has exceeded 200 mm in the past 24 hours, and it may reach 300 mm by the morning of the 14th.
Indonesia's beaches have serious environmental protection problems, and garbage is piled up
On August 13, 2022, local time, in The city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a tourist sits on the garbage-strewn Beach of Palangkusumo.
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