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Updated Thursday, April 4, 2024-13:01
Environment Rains alleviate drought and water reserves rise 5 points to 63.1%
Guadalquivir Basin The latest rains give a respite to the serious drought that Andalusia is suffering: the reservoirs of the Guadalquivir basin increase their reserves by 22%
The Government spokesperson,
Patrícia Plaja
, has stated that the Catalan Executive
rules out applying new restrictive measures
in the coming months
after the rains recorded
in Catalonia during this month of March.
He said this this Thursday at a press conference, after the meeting of the interdepartmental drought commission, together with the general secretary of Climate Action of the Generalitat,
Josep Vidal
, where he indicated that the current limitations of emergency phase 1 will be maintained. , in areas that have already been established.
"There will be no more restrictions for the summer,
but neither will there be less than what we already had
." The spokesperson has warned that they are waiting to see if new episodes of rain occur in May and June, which are expected to be greater than those recorded in March.
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During Holy Week alone, throughout Spain, rainfall caused an
increase
in the water reserve in the swamps
to 63.1%
of their capacity, that is, 5.3 points compared to the previous week.
The rainfall during those seven days exceeded
100 liters per square meter
.