It caused widespread drought, hosepipe bans, crop failures, and a number of wildfires. A garden hose, hosepipe, or simply hose is a flexible tube used to convey water. On 6 July, the first nationwide hosepipe ban in the republic's history was imposed. The video begins two shots of a bath with a green hosepipe covering the tap. Fireworks were thrown and a hosepipe was deployed from the stage.