Tagus river at risk of drying up completely

Climate change, dams and diversion bring Iberian peninsula's longest river, on which millions depend, to brink of collapse

The Tagus river, the longest in the Iberian peninsula, is in danger of drying up completely as Spain once again finds itself in the grip of drought.

Miguel ingel Sinchez, spokesman of the Platform in Defence of the Tagus, says "the river has collapsed through a combination of climate change, water transfer and the waste Madrid produces."