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Spanish farmer and president of the Deilor cooperative Juan Francisco Abellaneda.

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Video. Spain’s water war puts Europe’s fruit and veg at risk

Updated: 10/05/2023 - 10:23 GMT+2

Spain’s government has decided to cut water brought from the Tagus River to irrigate crops in the bone-dry southeast of the country.

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