This is reported by TASS with reference to the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium.

“July 2022 was the driest month in Belgium since 1885.

The precipitation level in July was 5.4 mm, while the average in July is 76.9 mm.

It is noted that the abnormal drought has already led to a significant shallowing of many of the country's waterways.

In the UK on July 19, a new temperature record was set: +40.2 ° C was recorded near Heathrow Airport.

As the Guardian newspaper reported, the sources of the British Thames for the first time in history dried up as a result of a drought due to abnormal heat.