Population of Spanish town doubles ahead of 84 seconds of totality

Freddy TennysonReporting from Gandesa, Spain We've had the first glimpse of the eclipse here in Gandesa, which was met with applause among the crowds. It's a town of 3,000 in the hills of southern Catalonia, where today the population is expected to nearly double. Some 2,300 people are expected on a dusty industrial estate on the edge of town, one of 27 official viewing points designated by the Catalan government, for 84 seconds of total darkness. It is one of many spots chosen by local official