IN PICS: ‘Mini-tsunami’ brings flooding to two coastal towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of people living on and near the coast in Santa Pola and Guardamar woke up on Wednesday to see devastation caused by overnight flooding
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
Two people killed in severe weather conditions on Spain’s Costa del Sol after car becomes trapped in Mijas
TWO people have died after their car became trapped by flooding in Mijas last night. The man and woman, both around 50 years old, came
Floods hit parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca as storms lash northern part of region
HEAVY rain and strong winds have swept across the northern Costa Blanca with Javea bearing the brunt. Rainfall levels accumulated to 200 litres per square
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
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
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
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
Hailstorms this spring devastate grape, orange and pomegranate crops by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOWNPOURS across Spain’s Costa Blanca this spring have devastated crops by up to 40%, according to recent figures out this week. Throughout May and into
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
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
Flood warning in Spain’s Mar Menor region – roads closed, residents told to stay indoors and upstairs
OVERNIGHT rains have blocked off many roads in the Mar Menor area, still recovering from a series of storms going back to September’s gota fria.
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
Costa Blanca cycle race seen as a ‘tribute’ to those that suffered in September floods
THIS week saw the third stage of the 71st Cycling Tour of the Valencian Community pass through the Costa Blanca South. The General Director of the
Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town
A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood damage in Los
WATCH: Emergency declared in Spain’s Malaga as cars left stacked upon each other and homes and businesses wrecked while freak hail leaves cars trapped in Marbella
https://twitter.com/vanessaBuenoSan/status/1220927418350829568 MALAGA has reactivated its emergency protocol after areas of the province have been left heavily damaged by a fresh onslaught of stormy weather. In
Orihuela reopens sports centre only four months after it was “completely flooded” by DANA
FRIDAY saw the reopening of Palmeral Sports Centre of Orihuela, after €95,000 worth of flood damage was caused in September’s storms. The Councillor for Sports,
British pensioner lives with ‘broken front door’ for THREE MONTHS after heeding advice to leave house in ruins following September’s gota fría floods
A BRITISH pensioner has been living without a working front door for three months after being told he can’t repair his house following September’s gota
Costa Blanca mayor claims €530 million government aid will ‘fall far short’ of funds needed to rebuild the Vega Baja following September’s deadly gota fría
THE mayor of Orihuela has pleaded with Spain’s central government to release more relief funds following the devastating September floods. Whilst reviewing the Vega Baja
Flood-hit Costa Blanca town says ‘Gracias’ to all that helped during gota fria
THE PEOPLE of San Fulgencio came together to acknowledge and thank the ‘fantastic and unselfish’ emergency services and volunteers that helped throughout September’s floods that
Severe droughts, heatwaves and floods in hottest decade on record as climate crisis talks underway in Spain
The findings by the WMO show that this year will be the second or third warmest since records began
Los Alcazares mayor says ‘mud-filled drains’ from September’s gota fria to blame for fresh flash flooding
THE mayor of a Costa Blanca town hit AGAIN by flash floods has blamed mud-filled drains gone neglected since September’s deadly gota fria. Loz Alcazares’
WARNING: Rising sea levels will put coasts of Spain’s Andalucia at risk of devastating floods EVERY YEAR from 2050 onward due to climate change
Researchers from Climate Central spent three years studying the effects of rising seas due to climate change and human activity
Minister demands ‘honesty’ from local government after Mar Menor ‘environmental emergency’
SPAIN’S Minister for Ecological Transition has demanded answers from the Government of Murcia over the ‘environmental emergency’ at the region’s Mar Menor. Teresa Ribera has
British family in ‘nightmarish’ limbo as insurance assessors still to evaluate ruined home three weeks after catastrophic floods
A BRITISH couple who lost ‘everything’ in their Vega Baja villa during last month’s devastating floods are STILL in limbo as insurance assessors are yet
Brits help restore Costa Blanca community of 140 left with only ‘one working kitchen’ after September floods
CARING listeners of an English-language radio station have rallied round to donate furniture, electrical items and cleaning equipment to an urbanisation left with just ‘one