Spain’s water reserve falls once more regardless of ample rains in May

Detail of the Aznalcazar reservoir after the rains which have fallen today, on May 22, 2023 in Seville. EUROPA PRESS

The swamps are at 47.5% of their capability. It is 0.2% lower than final week

The copious rains, at occasions even torrential, that Spain has obtained within the final week haven’t prevented an extra discount within the quantity of dammed water, which stays at a complete of 26,640 cubic hectometres. The swamps are at 47.5% of their capability. It is 0.2% lower than final week, which implies a minimum of a discount within the weekly charge of decline of those ranges.

The scenario subsequently continues to be worse than final 12 months, which was already very detrimental, round this time. Then the reservoirs have been at 49.5% of their capability. The distance from the common of the final decade, 68.5%, is dramatic.

The most affected basins proceed to be the Guadalquivir, which is at 23.8%, the Guadalete-Barbate /25.3%) and the interior ones of Catalonia (25.6%).

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