BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's worst drought in decades forced the proud city of Barcelona to start shipping in drinking water this week, an unprecedented step that business leaders bemoan as a public relations nightmare for one of Europe's top tourist destinations.
A Panamanian-flagged tanker loaded with water docked in Spain's second-largest city, launching a mission by an emergency, six-vessel flotilla scheduled to operate for at least three months.
Tuesday's scene was humbling for Catalonia, the capital of which is Barcelona, with more than 100 journalists crowded at the dock to record the water delivery.continue
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