The region is located in northwest Catalonia and borders France. Despite the range of languages, data from 2021 shows that 81.53% of people in Spain speak Spanish as their main language.

Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency Feb. 1. But thousands of people in towns outside Barcelona have been in crisis mode for months, with water arriving by truck ...

The problem spreads beyond Catalonia. Spain has been in a long-term drought since the end of 2022, said Ricardo Torrijo, a spokesperson for AEMET, the Spanish national weather service.

The Pyrenees of Catalonia — the granite mountain range in northeastern Spain that separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe — is perhaps best known for its winter sports.

Barcelona’s transport system ground to a halt, as Catalonia was the latest Spanish region to be hit by extreme storms that killed more than 200 people in neighboring Valencia last week.

The region is located in northwest Catalonia and borders France. Despite the range of languages, data from 2021 shows that 81.53% of people in Spain speak Spanish as their main language.