As Catalan News reported, the Sau reservoir is now at 68% of its water capacity after months of being at its lowest capacity in history.. After a years-long drought in this region northeast of ...

The Sau Reservoir has become symbollic of Catalonia’s plight after the 11th century church of Sant Romà de Sau emerged as the water levels plummeted. Local resident Agustín Torrent, ...

The Sau reservoir’s water levels now stand at 9% of total capacity, according to Catalan Water Agency data, so officials have taken the decision to remove its fish to stop them from asphyxiating.

The Sau reservoir during extreme drought in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, April 7, 2023. As the drought in Catalonia dries up water reserves, the government has begun to impose water restrictions.

A view of the Sau reservoir at 20%, after a few weeks of rain that are softening the effects of the drought in Catalonia, in Osona, Spain, on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto via ...

Item 1 of 5 Tourists walk while fishermen collect fish from the Sau reservoir next to a church of the village of San Roman de Sau after its re-emerging as Sau reservoir has lowest level since 1990 ...

People look into a ruined house of Sant Roma de Sau. AFP via Getty Images Meanwhile, Spain as a whole has warmed 1.3 degrees Celsius (2 Fahrenheit) since the 1960s, the Associated Press reports.

The Sau reservoir shrunk to less than 7% capacity on April 21, according to data from the Catalan Water Agency. A year ago, the reservoir was filled to 61% capacity.

The Sau reservoir, about 55 miles northeast of Barcelona, provided water to nearby communities for decades, BBC reported. But now the reservoir is providing something else: a warning sign.

At Sau Reservoir, the water level has dropped so low that it risks contamination . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

The Sau reservoir shrunk to less than 7% capacity on April 21, according to data from the Catalan Water Agency. A year ago, the reservoir was filled to 61% capacity.

Drought-quenching rain is a welcome sight in Spain, and a nearly 1,000-year-old church resting on the bottom of the Sau Reservoir is almost completely underwater following wet weather.