Several heatwaves recorded in Spain and wider Europe this summer have worsened the drought. Read more at straitstimes.com.
AGULLANA, Spain - Artur Duran holds his hand out by his waist to show the level of water he remembers two years ago at the Darnius Boadella reservoir in north-eastern Spain.“We have never seen so low,” the 79-year-old local resident told Reuters at the reservoir, which is only 20 per cent full.
Catalonia’s authorities last week imposed new water usage restrictions on 22 villages around the reservoir, near the French border, as the aquifer supplying them is also emptying. The 22 villages, plus two others in southern Catalonia, which account for around 25,000 residents in total, are in a state of water emergency.
The authorities are not limiting water for human consumption yet, but watering for agricultural purposes will be largely banned, and water use for industrial and recreational purposes has to drop by 25 per cent.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Heatwave returns to Spain as destructive storm batters Nordic regionSpain's national forecaster has warned that a new blast of heat will also increase wildfire risks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as temperatures soarMADRID: Firefighters in Spain and Portugal were battling to keep wildfires spanning thousands of hectares contained on Monday (Aug 7) as a scorching heatwave hit the Iberian peninsula, worsening co
Read more »
Man with foot fetish preyed on children at playground, licked bare feet of several boys he metStarting from when he was 14 years old, over a period of seven years, a man with a foot fetish committed sexual offences against 28 known victims. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com
Read more »
askST Jobs: Desired job offer not coming? It may be time to lower expectationsSeveral fruitless interviews spanning months is a sign to adjust your expectations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Open verdict in death of 44-year-old man, body found decomposing in Toa Payoh flatMr Raymond Pang Yoke Heng lived alone in the flat at Block 126, Toa Payoh Lorong 1, for several years after his parents and sister died.
Read more »
Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farmsAl-Bu Mustafa, IRAQ: Iraqi villager Omar Ziad gazes at the cracked and barren earth where his fish farm once stood, lost to water conservation efforts during a devastating four-year drought. As the alarming water crisis blamed mostly on climate change drags on, officials see the need for trade-offs in an e
Read more »