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Torrevieja earthquake remembered
the ars creatio cultural association, in the collaboration with the department of Security and emergencies of the torrevieja city council, has announced a new edition of the conference dedicated to the earthquake that occurred on 21st March, 1829.
the event is intended to bring the public closer to the history of the town around the first half of the 19th century, and everything related to the earthquake, which also affected the rest of the municipalities of La Vega Baja. dramatised guided tours, which have been so successful in previous years, will be repeated, and there will also be a talk from an expert in seismology, nahúm Méndez chazarra, who will discuss what happened in that unpredictable and devastating natural phenomenon and explain how the earthquake served to improve anti-seismic protocols.
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Conference: nahúm Méndez chazarra: What do we know about the 1829 earthquake and what have we learned from it? dramatized routes “1829, torrevieja trembles”
Friday, March 17, at 8:00 p.m. torrevieja casino. Sponsored by the department of Security and emergencies of the torrevieja city council.
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March, from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Two women paddle boarders rescued
emergency services were called out to two middle-aged women who had got into difficulty whilst paddle boarding and were approximately 2 miles from the torrevieja coast. the women left with their boards around 12 noon from Playa del cura and due to strong gusts of wind and currents, drifted several miles without being able to get hold of their boards despite their efforts. a rescue plan was activated as soon as the call came through with Local Police and Maritime rescue both searching the rocky area from Punta
Margalla. they located the two women with their boards adrift and transferred them to the Marina Salinas de torrevieja port, where a medical team was waiting to treat them. Both were suffering symptoms of hypothermia, anxiety attacks and exhaustion and were transferred to torrevieja hospital for evaluation. the department for emergencies has thanked the rent a Board company located in the Marina Salinas Marina for lending a boat and a skipper to the local police to carry out the search.
