Don't drink the water in Sir Richard Branson's favourite Mallorca town
Council working to resolve the problem.
A massive water fight takes place in Palma at the end of August
The water fight takes place at the end of August.
Town hall turns the taps off for Palma's massive water fight
The reason is that there is a pre-alert for drought.
Summer weather in Mallorca
Last year's heatwave where Mallorca reached up to 40 degrees.
Balearics could run out of water this summer
"It is not raining and it is not expected to rain enough."
Mallorca reservoirs almost back to full capacity
Capacity was as low as 35% in November last year.
General view of the Gorg Blau reservoir
General view of the Gorg Blau reservoir.
Despite the snow, the reservoirs are well down
There is a pre-alert for drought in Mallorca.
Balearics falling well short in meeting sustainable development goals
An important and troubling report; the conclusions won't come as a huge surprise.
Water supply in Arta turned off at night until further notice
Despite recent rain, "the water is running out".
Burst water pipe leaves 600 homes without supply
Supply off until around 6pm on Sunday.
Tap water should be free in Balearic bars and restaurants.
Tap water should be free in Balearic bars and restaurants.
The water in Mallorca don’t taste like what it oughta but it’s free
Drive to reduce single-use plastics.
Environmentalists call for access control of Palma tourists
When Palma is overwhelmed, the rest of Mallorca is affected.
Water truck in Mallorca
One of the water trucks with daily supply.
The Water in Majorca Don't Taste Like What It Oughta!
"Overhaul the whole system...."
Mallorca Plain town halls' eleven million euros water plan
Issues with water quality and quantity.
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- The 90 day rule does have some positive results in Spain!
- German low-season tourism in Mallorca set for a new record
Comment
Water, water is not everywhere
Such is the current state of water resources that they stand at 54%, fourteen percentage points below where they were this time last year.
Andrew Ede24/02/2023 14:00