Spanish Region Cuts Water Use Amid Record Drought

FILE - Barcelona's water desalination plant operates as Catalonia drought triggers water curbs in El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 18, 2024.

Residents of the eastern Spanish region of Catalonia will be banned from washing their cars and filling up empty swimming pools under a raft of measures announced on Thursday to alleviate the region's worst drought on record.