Spain's Catalonia Region Declares Drought Emergency

Spain's populous northeastern region of Catalonia declared a drought emergency on Thursday as people in Barcelona and the surrounding areas struggle with water restrictions due to drought.

The reservoirs from the Ter and Llobregat rivers, which serve 6 million people in northern Catalonia, are at less than 16% of their capacity. That is a historic low in a region that has experienced three years of elevated tempe