Photos of allegedly dried up French river spark Twitter row
European journalists and politicians were mocked on social media after rushing to declare the Loire River dried up Read Full Article at RT.com
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Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is among those sounding the alarm over the Loire – and being called out over it
The Loire – France’s longest river with a length of over 1,000km – has allegedly dried up to the point that people can walk across it without even getting wet. This was the alarming message spread this week by politicians and media outlets, as they shared pictures online of a river bed that looks more like a desert, in the western French department of Loire-Atlantique.
“The Loire, France’s longest river, has virtually dried up,” journalist Ian Fraser wrote. “You can now walk across it,” Melanie Vogel, a French senator and co-chair of the European Green Party, said.
French daily Ouest-France offered “impressive shots which show the seriousness of the situation,” publishing photos of the supposedly dried up river bed.
La Loire, this well-known French river with all the famous castles on its shores.
— Mélanie Vogel (@Melanie_Vogel_) August 7, 2022
You can now walk across it.#drought22 #ClimateEmergency
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