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Torrential rain across Spain has wreaked havoc and the Southern Costa Blanca has had more than its fair share.
Tues 20th December - 26th 2016
THE RAIN IN SPAIN
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ore than 15mm of rain fell in just one hour on Sunday which added to the heavy rainfall experienced on Saturday. The whole of the Coast was placed on Orange alert over the weekend, beginning on Friday evening, which was then extended into the early part of this week. So far the deluge has officially claimed the life of one person in the province of Alicante – an elderly man who drowned in Finestrat - and has forced emergency services to work around the clock carrying out rescue operations. The regions of Murcia and Valencia
Flood defences working to capacity in Torrevieja
have been the hardest hit, with the regional government in the latter warning residents to avoid going out in their cars unless absolutely necessary. All schools across the Municipalities of Orihuela, Torrevieja and more were closed on Monday after the emergency committees held an emergency meeting on Sunday. Several roads were closed by Policia Local including parts of the N340, the San Miguel to Algorfa road through Los Perez, access to Playa Flamenca beach near the Town Hall and several roads were flooded but just passable. In Torrevieja, there were images on social media of heavy seas and waves spilling on to paseos and over walls. As usual, the roads in many parts of the town were flooded, not an unusual sight. However, the length of time during which rain continued to fall was out of the ordinary. Continued on page 3
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