Posted on 01/12/2024 4:40:44 PM PST by nickcarraway
The dreaded drought through the country of Spain has caused many disastrous effects throughout the nation.
However, one small positive that has come from the crisis, is the reemergence of a sunken 11th century church in the Spanish village of Sant Roma de Sau. Due to extremely low levels of water, the historical building has recently emerged from the waters of a reservoir.
New year, new Sunday opening for Costa del Sol shops What are being labelled as ‘drought tourists’ are now visiting from far and wide to see the 11th-century church, which was submerged 60 years ago.
The church and surrounding houses were flooded 60 years ago to form the Sau reservoir, which provides essential water supplies to the city of Barcelona.
Usually, it is merely the top of the church’s three-storey tower that usually pokes up above the surface. However, now the entire 11th-century building stands firmly on dry land and has started to attract curious spectators.
What the church usually looks like
“It’s unbelievable how much the water level has gone down,” stated local man Sergio Iberico who visits the reservoir often. Adding that: “I remember paddling here and the water level was at the window of the church tower.”
In January 2023 the water levels of the reservoir were at 19 per cent, which was worrying as the average for the month is usually above 90 per cent. However, current water levels in January 2024 at the Sau reservoir are at just 6 per cent of capacity, a stark reminder of the crisis Spain currently faces.
I saw that on a documentary once................
Fascinating history.
So climate Nazis are concerned because there is a drought and there is no water......where there never was any water.
Man’s biggest problem is man and our outsized opinion of our own importance.
PING
For a 1,000 year-old church that spent the last sixty years under water, that structure seems to be in remarkably good shape.
Thanks Tennessee Nana.
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