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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Elena Rodriguez and Guillermo Martinez

Drought-hit Spanish town gets water trucked in as temperatures peak

A bird walks at the Sierra Boyera Reservoir, which is at 0.01% of its capacity, in Belmez, southern Spain April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Elena Rodriguez

Residents of a small town in southern Spain gathered at the main square to collect drinking water as large swathes of the Iberian Peninsula braved unseasonally hot weather that have exacerbated a long drought.

Meteorologists expected temperatures to hit almost 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some areas of Spain this week.

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