It has been forty consecutive months that less water has fallen than normal seasonal. This is twice as long as the previous record, in 2008.
The declaration of a state of drought emergency, accompanied by severe restrictions, was made on February 1. The restrictions taken by the regional government will not solve the crisis, says the meteorologist of the television channel La Sexta. “It would have to rain at least for fifteen days what fell” to get out of the crisis. The region's water reserves have today fallen below 16% of their capacity.