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Before the rains of the last few days, reserves of the Algarve dams were at 34% of the total capacity. Recovery was most significant in the reservoirs of the eastern Algarve.
Speaking to Lusa, an APA source said that rains over the past few days “made it possible to recover water reserves in the Algarve region from 34% to 41%”.
Precisely one year ago, in January 2024, the Algarve experienced the most worrying situation ever in terms of drought, recalls the APA, which forced the Government to declare an alert situation and to adopt a set of measures to restrict consumption.
Three days of heavy rain brought the volume of water stored in the Algarve's six reservoirs to 45% of capacity, an increase of 62 cubic hectometres compared to the same period of 2024.
Portugal: Algarve reservoirs now 41% full after recent rain - environment agency
The six reservoirs that supply Portugal’s southern Algarve region are at 41% of their total water storage capacity, with the rains of the last few days having added another 30.9 million cubic metres of water, an APA source said on Thursday. According to the source from the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), the rains “have allowed water reserves in the Algarve region to recover from 34% to 41%”. “Compared to the same period in 2024 [recorded b…
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