Weekend of rain brings respite from drought

25 June 1997

Weekend of rain brings respite from drought

Thunderstorms brought relief from the drought over the weekend. Similar
weather is forecast from Wednesday for the rest of the week. The most severe
storms were in East Anglia, London, the South East and parts of the Midlands.
The heaviest rainfall recorded on Sunday was at Hastings, East Sussex, where 1.9
inches fell.