The prefecture of Oise announced this Monday new measures on water use. The most worrying situation is in the north of the department, on the sectors of Aronde and Matz, which have just passed into "crisis" The rest of the Oise is content - for the moment - with a simple vigilance.

But the weather forecast does not give much cause for optimism, warns the prefecture. The department is classified as a very likely drought risk for this summer 2023, it adds.