Britons warned reservoirs could run dry within weeks as secret 'Day Zero' plans drawn up

“Britons warned reservoirs could run dry within weeks as secret 'Day Zero' plans drawn up”

England's reservoirs could be completely depleted within weeks, potentially leaving families without running water before Christmas, Government ministers have been warned. Cobra, the government's emergency committee, is now meeting twice weekly to discuss the worsening water crisis affecting south-west England and Sussex. A confidential "reasonable worst-case scenario" prepared by officials projects that water stocks could fall to zero per cent in a matter of weeks. Should no intervention take…