Catalonia enters emergency due to the worst drought ever recorded. The Generalitat extends water restrictions to 80% of the population starting this Friday, including Barcelona, to guarantee domestic supply in the coming months.
“It is the worst since records exist,” says Pere Aragonès, president of the General itat. Three staggered phases where almost six million people will move in as drought progresses. In the first stage, no more than 200 liters per inhabitant per day may be consumed; that will drop to 180 liters in the second stage.