Church tower reemerges from parched reservoir in drought-hit Spain

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MADRID/BARCELONA — Spain is within the grip of a long-term drought after 36 months of below-average rainfall, with some elements so parched that officers have requested folks to chop water use and meteorologists warn of worse to come back.

Some reservoirs in Catalonia, which surrounds Barcelona, are so low that outdated constructions like bridges and a church bell tower have resurfaced, persons are flying kites on lake beds and navigation apps present somebody in the course of the water when they’re standing on dry land.

The climate can be drier and warmer than ordinary this spring alongside the northeastern Mediterranean coast that features Catalonia. The dry climate will heighten the chance of wildfires even because it brings common rainfall nationwide, Spain’s meteorological company Aemet mentioned.

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