Drought-hit Barcelona to ease water restrictions after rains
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Barcelona: Spain s Catalonia region said Tuesday it will ease restrictions on water use for Barcelona and its surrounding area after recent rainfall a...
Barcelona: Spain's Catalonia region said Tuesday it will ease restrictions on water use for Barcelona and its surrounding area after recent rainfall allowed it to lift a drought emergency.
The announcement comes ahead of a regional election in Catalonia on Sunday in which the ruling pro-independence ERC party -- which has faced criticism over its handling of the drought -- is trailing in opinion polls.
Catalonia declared a drought emergency in February after water levels at reservoirs in the Mediterranean region fell below 16 percent of full capacity following nearly three years of below-average rainfall.
The measure led to tighter water use restrictions for some six million people living in a wide area including Spain's second-city Barcelona, especially for crop irrigation, livestock farming and industry.
But recent rains in the wealthy northwestern region have boosted reserves to nearly 24 percent.
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