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Lost villages uncovered from reservoir thanks to low water levels

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People inspect the ruins of Derwent Village, flooded in the 1940s to provide drinking water for the East Midlands and Sheffield, become exposed due to the low water level at Ladybower Reservoir and drought conditions on October 19, 2026 in Bamford, United Kingdom. England is experiencing widespread drought conditions following a record-hot summer and the driest April-to-September period in over a century. Overall, roughly 82% of England remains in drought, 18 reservoir groups are less than half full, and temporary use restrictions remain active across large regions, requiring significant autumn and winter rainfall to replenish severely depleted groundwater and reservoir storage. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The villages were flooded in the 1940s to make way for the reservoir (Picture: Getty)

Britain’s ongoing drought has uncovered the remains of two lost villages whic...

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