Ruins of an eleventh-century church were revealed when water levels in the Sau Reservoir in the province of Barcelona fell to record lows between 2021 and 2024. Credit: Albert Llop/NurPhoto via Getty ...

The belfry an 11th century Romanesque church emerges from the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio ...

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 Getty ...

SPAIN — Nature’s revenge: The belfry of an 11th-century Romanesque church emerges from the Sau reservoir, about 62 miles north of Barcelona, in Vilanova de Sau, March 24, 2025. The medieval ...

The belfry an 11th century Romanesque church emerges from the Sau reservoir in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ...

The belfry an 11th century Romanesque church emerges from the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, on Monday, March 24, 2025.

This combo of images shows from the top, an 11th century Romanesque church exposed in a reservoir in Vilanova de Sau, Catalonia, Spain, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, and the same spot on Monday ...

VILANOVA DE SAU, Spain (AP) — As Spain choked on stubborn drought last year, a reservoir north of Barcelona emptied, revealing a medieval church. Updated March 26, 2025 at 7:45 a.m. March 26, 2025 ...

In Catalonia, the Sau reservoir that supplies water to Barcelona is now about 48% full, compared to less than 5% at the same time last year.