SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-DROUGHT

SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-DROUGHT

(220816) -- EXTREMADURA (SPAIN), Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sheep are seen at Cijara reservoir in Extremadura, Spain, on Aug. 15, 2022. Spain continues to suffer from one of the hottest and driest summers on record, after the highest temperatures ever recorded in July. Lack of rain has left water volumes in its reservoirs at less than 40 percent of their storage capacities -- 20 percent below the average level for this time of the year. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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