11 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15
1 min read

Massive investment will try to prevent repeat of disastrous 2019 floods in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Massive Investment Planned To Stop Repeat Of Disastrous 2019 Floods In Southern Costa Blanca Area Of Spain
GVA image

OVER a quarter of the Valencian government’s 2023 budget allocated to the Vega Baja region will be spent on stopping a repeat of the disastrous floods over three years ago.

€42.9 million has been allocated for prevention work within the Vega Renhace plan, unveiled by Valencia president, Ximo Puig, in the wake of the September 2019 floods.

The draft 2023 regional government budget talks of a funding rise and setting up priority projects to make the Vega Baja a ‘better-prepared area for future floods’.

Ten specific areas have been outlined for money to be spent on flood prevention.

Key budget lines include €16 million for infrastructure; €15.9 million to cut flood risks in urban centres; and €10 million for ecological recovery and resilience.

The remaining money will be used to improve rainwater draining and storm tanks.

Vega Renhace manager, Antonio Alonso, said: “No matter how much money comes in, it still doesn’t seem enough due to the lack of investment years ago.”

Since the September 2019 floods, projects and investments totalling €97.1 million have been executed- of which €70.5 million was allocated to emergency and repair work.

READ MORE:

Alex Trelinski

Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Cerbe?re By Philippe Semeria
Previous Story

‘Hellhound’: The delightfully-named new Covid variant sweeping across Spain

Resrve Gibraltar
Next Story

Gibraltar watchdog slaps five-figure fines on estate agents for over dirty money rules

Latest from Costa Blanca

Go toTop

More From The Olive Press