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Emergency H20 Flows Into Parched Barcelona

Water tanker arrives as Spain suffers severe drought

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(Newser) – Barcelona is having to ship in emergency supplies of drinking water as Spain suffers its worst drought since records began 60 years ago, the Guardian reports. The first shipment of 5 million gallons arrived yesterday and dozens more are scheduled. The city's reservoirs are down to a quarter of capacity with the summer heat weeks away. Water-starved agricultural regions nearby charge that the government denied their request for water for political reasons.

 

A man cools himself in a fountain in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Spain is suffering its driest spring since records began 60 years ago. Catalonia is one of the worst-hit regions, with reservoirs at about a fifth of their capacity, compared with reservoirs on average half-full nationally.
A man cools himself in a fountain in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Spain is suffering its driest spring since records began 60 years ago. Catalonia is one of the worst-hit regions, with reservoirs...   (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A ship loaded with drinking water is seen docked in the northern Spanish port of Barcelona, Spain Tuesday, May 13, 2008 as part of an unprecedented emergency plan to alleviate a drought in Barcelona.
A ship loaded with drinking water is seen docked in the northern Spanish port of Barcelona, Spain Tuesday, May 13, 2008 as part of an unprecedented emergency plan to alleviate a drought in Barcelona.   (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A sheep's skull is seen in a dried-up Spanish reservoir. The country is suffering its worst drought since records began 60 years ago.
A sheep's skull is seen in a dried-up Spanish reservoir. The country is suffering its worst drought since records began 60 years ago.   (Getty Images)
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