Drought-stricken villages in Spain’s northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing
Associated PressGUALBA, Spain — Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water. Gualba’s name, according to local lore, means “white water” — for the streams flowing down from the Montseny Mountain overlooking the village. “Some municipalities lose 70-80% of their water through leaks,” Catalan government official Laura Vilagrà told Spanish national radio RNE. “It is telling that this drought makes headlines simply because it affects Barcelona … when we have villages in the Pyrenees that have endured water shortages and have needed to get water brought in by truck for several months,” said Dante Maschio, spokesman for the Catalan nonprofit Aigua és vida, or Water Is Life organization. Catalonia’s government has shared 4 million euros — of a total of 191 million euros dedicated to fighting the drought — among 213 municipalities to help pay for transporting water.
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