Gueugnon: The mayor calls on the population to address the drought: "We are already in a very complicated situation."

In Gueugnon, the river is, perhaps even more than elsewhere, vital for the population but also for the economy: the water consumed by the inhabitants comes from the Arroux , while the Aperam factory is dependent on the watercourse for its proper functioning. The municipality therefore watches every surge of the Arroux and has been particularly worried in recent days. The Arroux basin has been placed on "heightened alert" by the prefecture, involving significant restrictions .

But the "awareness" does not seem...

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