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Oliver Strewe/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A dry winter, following an even drier summer, has left much of Europe fearing another extended drought. Striking satellite images show just how much lakes in Spain and France have shrunk, pushing local authorities to act. The Sau reservoir, north of Barcelona in Spain’s Catalonia region, was created in 1962, flooding an existing village in the basin to make way for it. Over the years, the steeple of the church has sometimes been visible when the water reached low levels. But now, after multiple dry years, entire segments of the town have become accessible again. In fact, the water has reached such low levels that last month Catalan authorities announced they would begin the process of draining the reservoir completely. At this point, the reservoir was about 10% full, with a capacity to supply water to about one million people for three months, well below the over five million people who typically rely on it. As part of this operation to drain

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