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French Environmental Agency Warns of Persistent Water Scarcity Risks Across Southern Departments Despite Autumn Rains

Météo-France and regional water management agencies cautioned that despite recent heavy autumn rainfall, underground groundwater aquifers across the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Occitanie regions remain severely depleted, prompting local prefects to maintain cautious irrigation restrictions.
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