Water: the Pyrénées-Orientales emerge from the critical level

For three years, the Pyrénées-Orientales were in a situation of drought, making them the French department most concerned by the lack of water. But with the precipitation of March, well above the normals of the season, it rained in places nearly 170 millimetres against 10 in 2024. Some groundwaters, passed below the critical threshold, began to rise. According to meteorologists, it takes new episodes of rain to hope a return to normal. (Environm…