(21 Mar 2024)
SPAIN DROUGHT WATER DAY
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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LENGTH: 7:45
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ARCHIVE: Sau Reservoir, Spain - 8 April 2023
1. Various aerial shots of dried-up Sau Reservoir ++MUTE++
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Barcelona, Spain - 7 March 2024
2. Various of cars and tramways at Diagonal Avenue, dried grass on side of road and tram tracks
3. Close of dried grass
4. Wide of Plaza Espanya area
5. Various of Montjuic Magic Fountains tourist attraction currently empty due to drought emergency
6. Various of dry fountain monument
7. Mid of Barceloneta beach
8. Various of closed showers due to drought
9. Wide of beachfront
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Sallent de Llobregat, Spain - 8 March 2024
10. Pan across farm, Mount Montserrat in background
11. Mid of farmers walking on failed crops
12. Various of farmers looking at small plant
UPSOUND (Catalan): “Look how small it is. It should be half a metre tall.”
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Josep Guitart, farmer and member of Catalonia’s Farmers Union:
“Sure, we are currently living in the context of climate change. It’s worldwide, but particularly affecting the Mediterranean area. But we have historical records of ranches such as this one - because there is a lot of recorded history here in Catalonia - saying there have been prolonged droughts in the past here. My father is 85 years old, and he says he’s never seen anything like this, such a long drought. This is a cycle, and this time around is affecting us.”
14. Various of failed crops
15. Farmer fixing cattle drinking trough
16. Various of cattle
17. SOUNDBITE (Catalan) Josep Bover, farmer:
“We had some rain this morning, and they forecast more tomorrow. If it rains a bit more, we may have some forage for the cattle. And this will result in a not so catastrophic year. But if the drought keeps on this way, we could be forced to sacrifice some animals. If we don’t see an improvement in the coming months, we will have to sacrifice animals.”
18. Farmers walking to truck carrying forage bought to feed the cattle
19. Various of Dolors Subirós washing vegetables in kitchen and then recycling the water by watering her plants
20. Various of Subirós watering plants using recycled water
21. Various of Subirós separating plant pots she left empty to save water
22. SOUNDBITE (Catalan) Dolors Subiró, a person who is trying to save water at home
“I see things are very complicated. Because climate change is on the increase. People must act and the same goes for governments, they must do more, try to find alternatives. We need more cooperation, both from those who understand what’s going on and those who don’t. Because there are places (elsewhere in Spain) where there is a lot of water. But they don’t want to share it with those of us in need.”
23. Various of Juan Torrealba at home doing laundry
24. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Juan Torrealba, a person who is trying to save water at home
“I use the washing machine less often. And, for instance, I used to clean the house using water, and nowadays, I try to do it in a dry way. These are some of the things I do at home to ration water.”
25. Various setup shots of environmental activist Josep Sabater
26. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Josep Sabater, spokesperson for “Aigua es Vida” environmental organization:
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ARCHIVE: Barcelona, Spain - 16 May 2023
27. Various of infrastructure inside desalination plant
28. Various of multi-coloured tubes in osmosis area of desalination plant
29. Various of seawater before processing
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