
Spanish Civil Guard arrests 26 people in raids on illegal wells amid drought
Fox News
Spain’s Civil Guard arrested 26 people involved in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region. Officials are cracking down on unauthorized water use amid the prolonged drought.
Spain's central government is urging increasingly strict rules on water use in Andalusia, the world's most important region for olive oil production and a key source of fruits and vegetables for the European export market.
Record-breaking April temperatures in Andalusia have coupled with a chronic lack of rainfall. Water reservoirs in the Guadalquivir river basin, which runs through the territory, are only about a quarter full, at 27.95%, even before summer has begun. Farmers in the region have had their water allowance for irrigation cut by up to 90% in some cases.

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