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The weather has been causing misery for most of Spain during the last week or so, but one of the worst hit regions has been ours, the province of Alicante.
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ollowing the historic sight of snow on Mediterranean beaches last Wednesday, Thursday’s total rainfall was quadruple the average for January and was followed by more wind and rain over the weekend. Orihuela city registered 80.4 litres per square metre of rain on Thursday, according to MeteOrihuela, which is almost four times the average for the month of January, 23l/m2. Meanwhile Rojales accumulated 52l/m2. The rain and snow has swelled the River Segura, and saw it flow at a rate of 53 cubic metres per second and dropping, while in Rojales the
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Four months of rain in one day level was 38m3/s and rising. The rain returned on Saturday along with snow from 1,100 metres, and in the afternoon the wind brought winds and high waves to the coast. The snow that fell in Orihuela Costa, Torrevieja and surrounding areas was exciting for most residents, who had not seen the coast turned white like that for over nine decades. However it was not so pleasing for the Russian football team CSKA Moscow, who have been staying in Campoamor for the last few days for training during their winter break in the league.
Like many teams from the coldest parts of Europe, the Russian team came to the Alicante province, and specifically Orihuela Costa, seeking sunshine so it could train in the best conditions. Unfortunately, they found snow. On their official Twitter account, the team posted several images of the football pitch where they were supposed to train with the message: “It’s warm in Spain, they said… Some snowy weather at our training camp at Campoamor today.” In the end the Russians were able to train as the blanket of snow covering the fields disappeared in a few hours. “From snow to green in a couple of hours. Hopefully no more weather anomalies in Campoamor!” they added. The rain and wind lashing Orihuela destroyed a car that was parked in the School of Art and Design car park, near Continued on page 2
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