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17TH - 23RD SEPTEMBER 2019 - EDITION 805
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DEVASTATION
Known as a gota frĂa, or cold drop, the sudden fall in temperatures is caused by the arrival of very cold polar air and this one is already being described as the worst since 1987. The local provinces of Alicante and Murcia have been particularly hard hit and the government has sent thousands of soldiers and vehicles from the Military Emergency Unit to the Vega Baja which has been devastated by the flooding. More than 3,500 people have had to be rescued and it is believed that 5000 were evacuated from their homes. Continued on page 8
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he worst storm in years has hit the Costa Blanca and left total devastation in its wake. Lives have been lost, property ruined and families disrupted in what has been an extremely difficult few days.
The slow-moving weather system brought record downpours and galeforce winds to eastern Spain, causing flash floods, forcing hundreds from their homes and shutting down roads and schools across the region.
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