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Spain holiday warning for Brits as hotspots forced to 'close pools and shut off showers'

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Published date26 March 2024
AuthorMilo Boyd
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
In Barcelona, signs saying "Drought alert. During your stay, save water" are everywhere, even at the beach where they've turned off the showers to save water. The area around Barcelona is extremely dry right now, with reservoirs only 15 per cent full

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About six million people living near Barcelona have to use less water since February. Shops need to use 25% less water, and farmers have been told to cut back a lot too.

People living there have been asked to use no more than 200 litres of water each day. To give you an idea, if you spend ten minutes in a power shower, that's 150 litres gone!

Tourism is super important for Barcelona, making up about 15% of what the city earns, so they don't want to scare tourists away with too many rules. Hotels didn't have to follow the water limits until just recently, reports the Mirror.

Now they do, and it means some swimming pools are not as full as usual, and others are using salt water, which is okay for now according to the city leaders.

You'll see messages asking you to save water at the airport and even at the famous church, the Sagrada Familia.

David Mascort, the regional government's environmental chief, has reassured holidaymakers that they can still enjoy their holidays in Catalonia despite concerns about drought. He said: "The message from Catalonia's...

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