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Madrid is placed on RED alert for severe rain: Weather warnings are also upgraded along the Costa del Sol and Alicante as ‘historic’ Gota Fria wreaks havoc over Spain

SPAIN upgraded its weather warnings across the country overnight as the dreaded Gota Fria began to unleash torrential rain and strong winds. The regions of

3 Sep, 2023 @ 01:38

Lead

Autumn-style storms known as ‘Gota Frias’ predicted to bring torrential rain to large areas of Spain this weekend

GOTA FRIA storms more typical of October and November will hit mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands this weekend. The early arrival of bad weather

31 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Weather

Benidorm Cleaning Up Ravines Ahead Of Autumn Downpours On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm cleaning ravine areas ahead of autumn downpours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM has started its annual cleaning of ravines to ensure the rainwater collection system is in good shape ahead of the autumn Gota Fria season.

1 Sep, 2022 @ 13:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland - these are the affected areas

WEATHER: Warmer than average autumn—with torrential rains—forecast for Spain

SPAIN braces for a warmer than average Autumn, with more heat and drought expected, but also the threat of torrential rains. The coming season, although

26 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Weather

Flood prevention committee visits the last of all 27 municipalities in devastated Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA became the last of the 27 municipalities in the flood-hit Vega Baja region to be assessed. The town has received almost half

27 Oct, 2021 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe

FRIDAY 13th September 2019 was quite a remarkable date for the people of Costa Blanca South. A weather storm and the subsequent flooding caused millions

14 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ON THE second anniversary of the gota fria that killed seven people, destroyed property and devastated thousands of lives in Spain, one local mayor admits

14 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Man is killed when car overturns amid 100km/hr winds in Spain's Andalucia: Six others are injured after emergency services received 2,000 incident reports

CATS AND DOGS: Even stronger storms predicted for Spain’s Castellon this week

STILL more bad weather news for Castellon. The province has been hit by fierce thunderstorms and downpours for over a week now, but predictions suggest

31 Aug, 2021 @ 14:50

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Sports centre reopens on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite lack of emergency funds coming from regional government

ORIHUELA City Council made their feelings known when he visited the nearly-completed Municipal Sports Center of The Espeñetas this week. The refurbishment costs of €280,000

19 Feb, 2021 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Flood-ravaged city on Spain’s Costa Blanca produces 1300 page report on gota fria weighing over 4 kilos

ORIHUELA City Council has produced a two-volume book, packed with reports and recommendations following the devastating gota fria and floods of 2019. The city’s mayor,

12 Feb, 2021 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

European Bank Loans Up To 100 Million For Flood Repairs Almost A Year After Disaster Struck On Spain S Costa Blanca

Up to half Spain’s coastline at serious flooding risk due to overbuilding from tourism

AN alarming 40% of the Spanish coastline is at ‘a high risk’ of flooding from heavy storms and future ‘gota frias’ or cold drops. A

10 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish government slammed over spending in flood-damaged Costa Blanca: ‘Vega Baja needs investments, not advertisements’

AID to help the flood-damaged parts of the Costa Blanca has yet to arrive, a local politician has said. President of the PPCV Party (Popular

15 Sep, 2020 @ 09:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca

ONE YEAR ON: ‘Heroes’ of 2019 floods remembered with commemorative plaque on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The town hall of Almoradi, which was massively hit by the storms and subsequent flooding over the weekend of September 14 and 15 last year,

14 Sep, 2020 @ 23:04

Costa Blanca

‘We are STILL in fear’ admits mayor on anniversary of floods that killed seven on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NOTHING is in place to stop a repeat of the devastating floods that happened this weekend, exactly a year ago. That’s the verdict of a

12 Sep, 2020 @ 15:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

Emergency Flood Money Arrives In Spain S Mar Menor As First Anniversary Of Disaster Approaches

Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches

AN AREA of the Mar Menor that was ravaged during the Gota Fria storms almost a year ago has picked up €2.8 million to pay

3 Sep, 2020 @ 18:14

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

City in Spain’s Costa Blanca receives over €2m for flood relief, but mayor keeps the news to himself

ORIHUELA City Council was told it would get over €2 million to alleviate the damage caused by the floods of September 2019, but the mayor

16 Aug, 2020 @ 19:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Town asks locals for pictures and videos as flood anniversary approaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca

REDOVAN council is preparing a video for the anniversary of the devastating Gota Fria and floods that killed seven people and tore into the fabric

12 Aug, 2020 @ 16:22

Costa Blanca

National flood congress to be held in Spain’s Costa Blanca, on anniversary of 2019’s devastating gota fria

ORIHUELA is to host Spain’s National Flood Congress with dozens of experts looking for preventative measures against flash storms and the subsequent devastation. The two

1 Aug, 2020 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Plans made to raise N-332 coastal road on Spain’s Costa Blanca following complaints over flood risks

A PROPOSITION to discuss raising the busy N-332 coastal road in the southern Costa Blanca has been approved by Spain’s agriculture, livestock and fisheries commission.

2 Jul, 2020 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Lead

Policia Local In Dolores To Be Given Medals For Gota Fria Service

Policia Local from Dolores, Alicante, to be awarded medals for rescuing 638 people during last September’s gota fria

Policia Local in one of the worst-hit areas by last September’s gota fria will be awarded for their service. Dolores, in the heart of Vega

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:42

Costa Blanca

Mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca demands some of €57 million aid from Government as next gota fria could be ‘three months away’

THE Mayor of Orihuela has issued a stark flood warning to Ximo Puig, the Valencian President. Emilio Bascuñana told Puig that unless granted more aid,

11 Jun, 2020 @ 20:18

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

IN PICS: Town on Spain’s Costa Blanca hit by September floods sees drains ‘overwhelmed’ AGAIN by Monday’s downpour

ORIHUELA’S Department of Infrastructure has admitted that the torrential downpour on June 8 was too much for its current drainage system. Once the Orange Alert

9 Jun, 2020 @ 12:31

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Clean-up starts for blocked flood defence system in Spain’s Costa Blanca

NINE months after storms and floods devastated huge areas of the Costa Blanca, one of the area’s main flood defences is to be made good

12 May, 2020 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Environment

Essential safety work completed on Costa Blanca riverbank that burst during September floods

ESSENTIAL safety works to the banks of the River Segura are near completion, after being breached seven months ago by floodwater. The Olive Press were

24 Apr, 2020 @ 10:22

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Group of Costa Blanca mayors demand that busy N-332 road is raised to prevent ‘new catastrophes’ in flood-hit region

FIVE Costa Blanca mayors are demanding quick and urgent solutions to flood prevention in the Vega Baja basin. The alarm has been sounded over the

22 Feb, 2020 @ 10:32

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Hundreds of families STILL getting help from Spanish Red Cross five months after Costa Blanca flooding

DESPITE devastating the region FIVE MONTHS ago, Spain’s Red Cross are still helping out families that were affected by the gota fria and floods that

16 Feb, 2020 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead