The Boticas City Council, on 2 February, called on the population for restraint and rational consumption of water, after "worrying signs" of drought in the.
The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) considered that it is "very likely" that the meteorological drought will worsen in mainland Portugal.
The president of the Campo Branco Farmers Association, based in Castro Verde (Beja), said on 21 January that the drought is "worsening" in this region,.
The Azorean Government is preparing a programme with the necessary support for the resurfacing of rural and forest roads affected by the bad weather, whose.