The lack of agua It is a problem that is devastating several areas of Spain. Our country needs to combat drought as soon as possible. What the authorities are doing seems not to be enough, especially after it was detected that there is something in the agua which makes it toxic. A Spanish region is going through its worst moment and public health is in great danger.
One of the territories most affected by drought is Andalusia. The reservoirs and aquifers of Almeria, Cadiz y Málaga, among others, are in their low hours. This serious context forces the Junta to look for alternatives to provide the necessary supply to its inhabitants. They want to avoid at all costs the declaration of an extreme drought.
Recently, the fourth drought decree was approved to “face an extreme situation.” Meanwhile, Juan Manuel Moreno asked in Brussels the application of European Solidarity Fund in the face of “natural catastrophe.” The lack of rain is something serious and yes Spain runs out of water, its inhabitants would not be able to survive.
Toxic water has appeared in Spain and it is serious
Faced with an extreme context, few alternatives are ruled out and the possibility of placing underground reserves, new pipelines from Portugal and transportation by boat. The desperate search for this precious commodity has led to the discovery that radioactive “material” comes out of some faucets.
After this “finding”, the use was restricted in the Nerja district of Many (Málaga) and several towns and neighborhoods of Almeria. Something similar happened in Sea Rocks (Almeria) at the beginning of the year. The first cut was months ago in the small municipality of Chercosin the Sierra de los Filabres (also from Almeria).
Radioactivity has continued and also harms the inhabitants of Many and the neighborhoods of La Chanca y Castle of the King in Almeria. They all received their water supply from the Bernal Wells.
In principle, they were areas of little publication, although the first warning towards a larger city has already been made and the alarm is sounding. On December 30 (2023), the Junta declared undrinkable agua of Sea Rocks precisely because of radioactivity.
Due to the breakdown of the desalination plant from which they usually feed you, the taps came out agua of the Bernal Wells which had already been declared undrinkable.
It supplied several places and was transported in trucks during the two days it took for the service to return to normal. This situation has generated discomfort and complaints among neighbors, who need viable options as soon as possible.
Why is there toxic water in Spain?
The administration warns that they should not drink this radioactive product in any way. It is also not suitable for preparing food.
However, it could be used to clean the home, dishes or personal hygiene. Radioactivity has reached citizens’ taps through a natural process: drought. This phenomenon is sometimes aggravated by overexploitation, reducing the amount stored in aquifers.
In some places, this increases the concentration of radionuclides, the origin of natural radiation, elements “present in the formation of the planet and that have not yet been extinguished by transmutation, because they are very little radioactive,” according to the risk analysis prepared by he Ministry of Health where it warns that “they can constitute a danger to health.”
The Health counseling warns that the drought has gone very far. It is no longer just a problem of quantity, but it is turning into a “worsening of quality” of the agua.
For now, the cases are being localized in areas with little population, but it could worsen if the aquifers continue to empty and deeper and deeper groundwater is sought. Almeria It is the region most affected by these cuts.
Before the arrival of toxic water, the user only has to listen to the authorities and save as much as possible. In this article, we tell you more about the complicated situation of the agua In our country. The current scenario threatens a dramatic 2024.