It’s so dry in Spain, communities in the Catalan region are calling for divine intervention.
Parishioners in the northeastern mountain village of Esponiola held a special mass and procession in honor of Our Lady of the Torrents, a local virgin associated with rain, in late March, according to the Associated Press. mentioned. The villagers carried a statue representing the lady on a platform with flowers in veneration. “We asked in faith, and many people have come and prayed in faith,” Bishop Francisque Conissa told the Associated Press. “The Lord gives us what is right for us.” Many of the parishioners are farmers who have been in dire need of relief for several years Below average rainfall.
Drought affects wildlife, too. In the northeastern city of Girona this week, officials had to rescue fish from the drought-stricken Uniar River, according to Euronews. mentioned. The fish was moved to another river with deeper water.
Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, has required Emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers during severe drought conditions. Currently, about 27% of Spain is in a drought emergency or drought alert state, according to data from the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
Early last year, water levels fell in The northwest region of the country has revealed a submerged ghost village. The country, along with many other European countries, experienced very high temperatures that led to a public health crisis. More than 1000 people He died There during the heat wave in the middle of July.
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(tags to translation) Drought