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Murcia Gota Fría storm and flooding September 2019: overview

Three days of torrential storms which will live in the memory for many years Those whose familiarity with the Region of Murcia and the rest of south-eastern Spain goes back years have learnt never..

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4,000 episodes of flooding on the east coast of Spain in the last 1,000 years

Flooding has been exacerbated by the change in land use over the last millennium While it is important not to underestimate the intensity of the Gota Fría storm which has caused widespread flooding..

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Video Gota Fría September 2019 Los Alcazares debris and cars washed up against bridge

Ramblas flow downhill and disgorge into the sea or Mar Menor. This video shows the after effects of the volume of water pouring down into Los Alcázares. See full background information for..

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Trainline flooded during the Murcia Gota Fria 2019

Mindboggling quantities of water washed down onto railway tracks and roads, leaving the Murcian Region almost isolated during the peak hours of the storm. See full background information for the..

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Video Murcia Gota Fria 2019. Waste, plastics and agricultural debris washed into the Mar Menor.

Millions of litres of water flowed down into the Mediterranean and Mar Menor from inland areas of the region during the Gota Fría, gathering agricultural materials, mud and debris as they went...

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Los Alcázares residents attempt to block AP-7 motorway to demand flood protection measures

ARCHIVED - Los Alcázares residents attempt to block AP-7 motorway to demand flood protection measures

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The demonstration on Saturday came three years after a man died in gota fría storm flooding To commemorate the third anniversary of the flooding in Los Alcázares during which..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Indignation and anger in Los Alcázares amid concern over the future of the town

ARCHIVED - Indignation and anger in Los Alcázares amid concern over the future of the town

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The latest flooding adds to concerns over tourism in the Mar Menor area As the streets of Los Alcázares disappeared beneath muddy floodwater on Tuesday the range of emotions..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Environmental concern for the Mar Menor following the second gota fría of the autumn

ARCHIVED - Environmental concern for the Mar Menor following the second gota fría of the autumn

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Tons of soil and harmful substances washed into the already fragile marine environment As residents and council workers begin the clean-up operation in towns on the inland shore..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - List of roads still closed by floodwater after the gota fría storm in Murcia on Tuesday

ARCHIVED - List of roads still closed by floodwater after the gota fría storm in Murcia on Tuesday

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Driving remains hazardous after almost 100 millimetres of rain in San Javier on Tuesday By Wednesday morning, although light rain was still falling in the city of Murcia, it seems..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Los Alcázares looks like Venice as floodwaters fill the streets once again

ARCHIVED - Los Alcázares looks like Venice as floodwaters fill the streets once again

ARCHIVED ARTICLE 100 litres per square metre hits the campo de Cartagena Yet again the Gota Fría floods the centre of Los Alcázares. Heavy rains fell directly over the municipality last..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Torre Pacheco-Los Alcázares road under water

ARCHIVED - Torre Pacheco-Los Alcázares road under water

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Avoid the road to Mar Menor Golf Resort and others in the Campo de Cartagena As floodwater continues to cascade towards the Mar Menor from the crop fields of the Campo de Cartagena..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Level 2 emergency protocols activated as gota fría flooding returns to Los Alcázares

ARCHIVED - Level 2 emergency protocols activated as gota fría flooding returns to Los Alcázares

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Residents urged to stay at home with food and water supplies for at least 2 days The Town Hall of Los Alcázares, which appears on Tuesday morning to have been the worst hit municipality..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia government to repair gota fría storm damage on the RM-54 in Los Nietos

ARCHIVED - Murcia government to repair gota fría storm damage on the RM-54 in Los Nietos

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The project is added to others in roads in Cartagena with a budget of 600,000 euros It is two and a half months since the Region of Murcia was hit by severe flooding as one of..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Cartagena Mayoress backs calls for Mar Menor building moratorium

ARCHIVED - Cartagena Mayoress backs calls for Mar Menor building moratorium

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Reports that Cartagena is lobbying for the CHS to expropriate Bahía Bella While the regional government continues to draw up its new law to protect the marine environment in..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Los Alcázares residents present their own flood prevention scheme

ARCHIVED - Los Alcázares residents present their own flood prevention scheme

ARCHIVED ARTICLE A series of infrastructures would be created to divert floodwater from the Campo de Cartagena into wetland reserves As residents of Los Alcázares, Los Nietos and other towns..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Gota fría flood damage repairs progressing well on the water supply canal in Molina de Segura

ARCHIVED - Gota fría flood damage repairs progressing well on the water supply canal in Molina de Segura

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The CHS expect the reconstruction of the canal to be completed early in 2020 Work to repair the water distribution canal between Los Valientes and Campotéjar in Molina de Segura..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia government calculates gota fría flooding damage at 528 million euros

ARCHIVED - Murcia government calculates gota fría flooding damage at 528 million euros

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Region urges the national government to apply for EU Solidarity Funds Over two months after the disastrous flooding caused by the gota fria storm of mid-September in the..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Los Alcázares Mayor presents flood prevention project in Madrid

ARCHIVED - Los Alcázares Mayor presents flood prevention project in Madrid

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Mario Pérez Cervera met the Secretary of State for the Environment on Monday Following the worst “gota fría” storm for 50 years in Murcia in the middle of September Mario..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 46 million euros to repair gota fría storm damage on major water infrastructures

ARCHIVED - 46 million euros to repair gota fría storm damage on major water infrastructures

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The CHS repairs dams, reservoirs and river banks after the heaviest storm in Murcia for 50 years It is now almost two months since the Region of Murcia was hit by widespread flooding..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 1.16 million euros for major road repairs following the September gota fría

ARCHIVED - 1.16 million euros for major road repairs following the September gota fría

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Work begins on roads which remain closed 7 weeks after the storm Seven weeks after the gota fría storm which struck Murcia in mid-September the regional government department..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Cartagena Town Hall cancels September water bills for gota fría flooding victims

ARCHIVED - Cartagena Town Hall cancels September water bills for gota fría flooding victims

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Indignant residents of Los Nietos and Los Urrutias receive storm damage relief after being obliged to clean up their properties The Town Hall of Cartagena has stepped in to provide..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Costas department begins gota fría storm repairs at the beaches of the Costa Cálida

ARCHIVED - Costas department begins gota fría storm repairs at the beaches of the Costa Cálida

ARCHIVED ARTICLE A 3.5-million-euro budget as work begins at the beaches of the Mar Menor The Spanish government’s Department of Costas has begun the first phase of its 3.5-million-euro operation..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 50,000 euros donated for flood repairs and enlargement of Los Alcázares infant school

ARCHIVED - 50,000 euros donated for flood repairs and enlargement of Los Alcázares infant school

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Reale Foundation helps Los Alcázares to recover from the disastrous flooding The Reale Foundation, part of one of the largest insurance groups operating in Spain, has announced..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Mar Menor beaches re-open in San Pedro del Pinatar after thousands of dead fish were washed ashore

ARCHIVED - Mar Menor beaches re-open in San Pedro del Pinatar after thousands of dead fish were washed ashore

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The operation to remove dead fish and crustaceans from the shore has been completed With another “gota fría” affecting the Region of Murcia on Tuesday morning (although not..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Cartagena-Los Nietos rail services resume 5 weeks after the gota fría flooding

ARCHIVED - Cartagena-Los Nietos rail services resume 5 weeks after the gota fría flooding

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Fingers crossed as another gota fría storm arrives in the Costa Cálida! On Tuesday 22nd October, over five weeks after the disastrous flooding along the coast of the Mar Menor..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - New gota fría brings heavy rain to Murcia but no serious flooding as yet

ARCHIVED - New gota fría brings heavy rain to Murcia but no serious flooding as yet

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The rain could become heavier in the Campo de Cartagena on Tuesday morning As had been forecast steady and at times heavy rain arrived in the Region of Murcia on Monday night..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Lorca-Águilas trains running again after gota fría storm damage

ARCHIVED - Lorca-Águilas trains running again after gota fría storm damage

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Extensive repairs and reconstruction were needed on the tracks between Lorca and Águilas As of this week, over five weeks after the destructive mid-September gota fría storm..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - AEMET confirms Gota Fría is expected to arrive on Monday evening

ARCHIVED - AEMET confirms Gota Fría is expected to arrive on Monday evening

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Rain is expected to be heaviest on Tuesday and may persist until Wednesday Click here to read more about this topic; What is a Gota Fría or DANA AEMET, the Spanish state meteorological..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Pockets of anoxic water still threaten fish and crustaceans in the Mar Menor

ARCHIVED - Pockets of anoxic water still threaten fish and crustaceans in the Mar Menor

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Analysts warn another episode of phytoplankton growth could turn the lagoon green again as sea grass vegetation alters The layer of anoxic water (i.e. water lacking in oxygen)..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Repairs and restoration continue in Los Alcázares after the September flooding

ARCHIVED - Repairs and restoration continue in Los Alcázares after the September flooding

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The worst of the mud has gone but flood damage is still being repaired It may no longer be front page news, but now that the worst of the debris and mud brought by floodwater during..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Three Town Halls in central Murcia request help in combating mosquito plague

ARCHIVED - Three Town Halls in central Murcia request help in combating mosquito plague

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Swarms of the insects are inconveniencing residents of Lorquí, Ceutí and Alguazas The Mayors of the municipalities of Lorquí, Ceutí and Alguazas have all registered requests..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Tickets selling fast for FC-Cartagena vs FC Barcelona

ARCHIVED - Tickets selling fast for FC-Cartagena vs FC Barcelona

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The fund-raising friendly kicks off at 19.00 on 13th November in Cartagena Tickets are now on sale for the friendly football match between FC Cartagena and FC Barcelona on 13th..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia-Cartagena rail services resume after flood damage on Wednesday

ARCHIVED - Murcia-Cartagena rail services resume after flood damage on Wednesday

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Repairs and reconstruction have taken a month and 11.5 million euros Just over a month after the severe flooding brought by the gota fría storm of mid-September, described by..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Mar Menor in critical condition says Murcia government minister

ARCHIVED - Mar Menor in critical condition says Murcia government minister

ARCHIVED ARTICLE 3,000 kilos of dead fish and crustaceans have been removed from the shore Antonio Luengo reports that ways are being sought to inject oxygen into the lagoon The latest images..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Intensive anti-mosquito spraying still going on throughout Murcia

ARCHIVED - Intensive anti-mosquito spraying still going on throughout Murcia

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The hot weather after the gota fría storm causes discomfort for residents and headaches for Town Halls With daily maximum temperatures in the Region of Murcia still remaining..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia-Alicante rail services resume almost a month after the gota fría flooding

ARCHIVED - Murcia-Alicante rail services resume almost a month after the gota fría flooding

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The local Murcia-Cartagena and Lorca-Aguilas lines are still inoperative Almost a month after extensive damage was done to infrastructures by the destructive flooding during the..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Canal repaired and rail lines re-opening 3 weeks after the gota fría storm in Murcia

ARCHIVED - Canal repaired and rail lines re-opening 3 weeks after the gota fría storm in Murcia

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The damage to the water supply canal in Los Valientes caused the water level in the Santomera reservoir to rise alarmingly In the aftermath of the destructive flooding caused..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 25 rubbish containers among flood debris removed from the Mar Menor

ARCHIVED - 25 rubbish containers among flood debris removed from the Mar Menor

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Oxygen levels in the lagoon remain low and the effect on the marine environment has not yet been evaluated As the clean-up continues after the destructive flooding caused by the..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Training schemes for jobless people to help repair flood damage in Los Nietos and Los Urrutias

ARCHIVED - Training schemes for jobless people to help repair flood damage in Los Nietos and Los Urrutias

ARCHIVED ARTICLE On-the-job training for the unemployed on the coast of the Mar Menor The Town Hall of Cartagena has this week opened the registration period for its latest campaign within the..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Mar Menor clean-up goes on after Gota Fría flooding

ARCHIVED - Mar Menor clean-up goes on after Gota Fría flooding

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Water quality gradually improves as beaches begin to re-open After incalculable amounts of debris were washed into the Mar Menor by the gota fría storm in mid-September efforts continue..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 4th October 2019

ARCHIVED - Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 4th October 2019

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The aftermath of the gota fría storm dominates the news as normality gradually returns, at least on land… Town Halls count the cost, long-term flood prevention measures are..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Update on status of Mar Menor and La Manga beaches following Gota Fría

ARCHIVED - Update on status of Mar Menor and La Manga beaches following Gota Fría

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Image: the Playa de los Cocederos in Águilas in the south-west of the Costa Cálida The west of the Costa Cálida is at its best but water quality and flood debris remain serious..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - FC Barcelona to play Cartagena to raise money for gota fría storm victims

ARCHIVED - FC Barcelona to play Cartagena to raise money for gota fría storm victims

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Tickets to go on sale shortly for the friendly in Cartagena on 13th November As a gesture of support for the residents of Cartagena who were affected by the destructive gota fr..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia government raises gota fría storm damage estimate to 590 million euros

ARCHIVED - Murcia government raises gota fría storm damage estimate to 590 million euros

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Renewed calls for national government aid in the wake of the worst flooding in Murcia for 50 years Three weeks after the destructive gota fría storm of mid-September arrived..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - The gota fría storm made September 2019 the third wettest month on record in Murcia

ARCHIVED - The gota fría storm made September 2019 the third wettest month on record in Murcia

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Numerous rainfall records were broken as severe flooding affected much of the Costa Cálida Anyone who was in Murcia between 12th and 15th September, when a large isolated high..

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