Issue No. 1942 22 - 28 September 2022
COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
FLOODS WREAK HAVOC
FLOODS have wreaked hav oc following heavy rainfall after a hot and dry summer. Forecasts by the Spanish Meteorological Agency AEMET suggest that the Costa Blanca North (CBN) could still be in for more of the heavy rainfall that caused chaos over the weekend of September 17 and 18and which cost the life of at least one police man. Dry hard soil and decimat ed vegetation mean that rains are unlikely to soak in but are more likely to run off, accumulating quickly as the water heads for lower regions. That the weather office says could result in more flooding, particularly with expectations that the first storm of autumn could ar rive in the next two weeks. Benidorm ecorded rainfall of around 140 litres per square metre on the week end, flooding businesses, streets and gardens. Not allowing the rain to ruin a holiday or two many continued their nights out while others took the op portunity to enjoy the flood ing by stripping down and taking a swim in the flooded
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Peter McLarenKennedy
FLOOD DAMAGE: The Costa Blanca has had a deluge of rain
streets. In Villena, businesses and farmers were hard hit by an unexpected cloud burst that caused washaways and damage to crops. Possibly the worst hit, the Castellon coast experienced severe flooding, putting
emergency services under pressure to save life and property. More heavy rains are ex pected in the coming days. Residents on the Costa Blanca North and elsewhere along the Levante coast are urged to take precautions to
protect their property from flooding with more heavy rain forecast in the coming days and weeks. Authorities have suggest ed that property owners clear drains and other out lets to make sure water can escape freely.
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