 The Environment Agency claimed that the UK may have had the most severe drought in 100 years.Some power cuts also occurred, some after lightning strikes and some due to large amounts of electricity used by air conditioners.In Central London on 27 July 2006 a series of power cuts hit Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Turner Broadcasting UK and Oxford Circus causing the closure of shops and businesses, when pre-existing faults were worsened by heavy demand.