When you were younger, did you get together with your cousins or cousins, or did you invite your friends to get into an inflatable pool during the summer holidays to withstand the heat? Well, the children of France will not be able to do it because the local government will prohibit the sale of swimming pools… Because?
France will ban the sale of swimming pools
According to information from DWthe French government announced last Friday, May 5, 2023 that will ban the sale of garden pools fair in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Why or what? According to this international medium, the French authorities decided to take this measure due to the persistent drought that affects this part of the French country.
Yes, it was the Minister of Ecological Transition of France, Christophe Béchu, who commented that locals can’t afford to fill their pools as the region suffers from severe water shortages.
“We have to get out of our culture of abundance”he told the media and then added that if swimming pools were allowed to be bought, people would be tempted to fill them even though it is not allowed.
They will also prohibit watering the grass
If you are wondering when France will ban the sale of swimming pools, the authorities indicated that This new norm will begin to be applied from next May 10.
But this rule also includes not allowing people to water your grass, flowers and even wash your car.
All this because, according to the prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales region, Rodrigue Furcy, much of southern France experiences the most severe drought since 1959.
In fact, he mentioned that this area is close to becoming the fourth district in which the drought will be officially considered a “crisis”.
“The Pyrénées-Orientales is a region in which it has not rained for more than a year. When you experience a crisis like this, it is very simple: it is about drinking water and nothing else”, said.
And it is that more than 40 districts of France, which represent almost half of the country, are already at “alert” or “vigilance” levelsTherefore, they foresee a greater scarcity of water than the one that occurred a year ago.
Do you think it is a good measure to combat the drought in France?
