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Cracked Grounds, Dead Fish: Spain Drought In Pictures

Barcelona and its su💎rroundings in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region are preparing for tighter water restrictions as a historic droug༺ht has shrunk reservoirs to record lows. Authorities are expected to declare a drought emergency today, February 1.

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Cracked Grounds, Dead Fish: Spain Drought In Pictures
Spain Drought Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

View of the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 pe🎉rcent 🌳of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, Spain.

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Spain Drought Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

The shadow of a dead tree is cast on the cracked ground of the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 percent 𒉰of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) norꦜth of Barcelona, Spain.

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Spain Drought Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

A clam lies dead on the dry surface of the Arn🔯ius-Boadella reservoir, which is only at 12 percent of its capacity, near Figueras, north of Girona, Spain.

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Spain Drought Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

Vi✱ew of Arnius-Boadella reservoir, which is only at 12 percent of its capacity, near Figueras, north of Girona, Spain.

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Spain Drought | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

Dead fish fr𒊎om suffocation float on the polluted shore of the Olost dam, which is completely dry, near Vic, about 90 Kilometres (55 miles) north of Barcelona, Spain.

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Spain Drought | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

View of the surroundingওs of the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 percent of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) n꧒orth of Barcelona, Spain.

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Spain Drought | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

An abandoned canoe lies on the crack𒉰ed ground at the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5ꦿ percent of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, Spain.

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Spain Drought | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

View of La Baells reservoir, which is only at 21 percent of its capacity, near Berga, n🅠orth of Barcelona, Spain.

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Spain Drought | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

V♉iew of the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 percent of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, ꦛSpain.

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Spain Drought | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti

A dry tree sta🐟nds from the cracks and dry soil of the Arnius-Boadella reservoir, which is only at 12 percent of its 🎉capacity, near Figueras, north of Girona, Spain.

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