River Doubs Runs Dry, Reshaping Life in Eastern France

A large stretch of the Doubs river between Pontarlier and Morteau, in France's Jura mountains, has been completely dry since June, Le Monde reported, part of hundreds of French waterways affected.

Residents recalled swimming in the river as children, when its flow was strong enough to pose accident risks, and described attempting to come to terms with what the report called their "ecological grief," according to the account.