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AP-7 motorway tunnel between San Pedro del Pinatar and Pilar de la Horadada partially reopened Traffic returns to the tunnel after it was completely flooded during the gota fría As the floodwater from last weekend’s gota fría storm recedes and cleaning work progresses the tunnel on the AP-7 motorway between San Pedro del.. 20/09/2019

Jumilla police volunteer to help in the clean-up in Los Alcázares 300,000 euros of damage to farmland in Jumilla but the generosity of the locals stands out Last weekend’s destructive “gota fría” storm did not have such destructive consequences in the far north of Murcia as in other parts.. 20/09/2019

Tap water in los Alcázares still not drinkable The clean-up continues on the shore of the Mar Menor after the gota fría storm last weekend In much of the Region of Murcia the destructive “gota fría” storm which battered the Region of Murcia and the rest of south-eastern.. 20/09/2019

The gota fría storm last weekend was the worst in Murcia for at least 50 years In La Manga a year’s rainfall fell in just 3 days and flooding was more widespread than since at least 1972 Juan Esteban Palenzuela, the head of the Murcia office of State meteorological agency Aemet, stated on Thursday that the destructive.. 20/09/2019

56 African migrants intercepted off the coast of Cartagena Five small boats were spotted and intercepted on Wednesday night and Thursday morning 56 African migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean into Spain and the EU were intercepted off the coast of Cartagena on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.. 20/09/2019

Forestry brigades, UME and volunteers continue the clean-up in Los Alcázares There is still a huge amount of work to do a week after the Gota Fría Although the topic is no longer "hot news", the fallout of last week's Gota Fría will continue to require the attention of thousands of people, cleaning.. 19/09/2019

Cartagena Town Hall blocks parking spaces with flowerpots The council risks the wrath of motorists in celebration of European Mobility Week On Thursday 19th September the Town Hall of Cartagena implemented an unusual celebration of the city’s participation in European Mobility Week, blocking parking.. 19/09/2019

No engine noise was heard as an air force training plane fell into the Mar Menor on Wednesday San Javier mourns the deaths of the instructor and trainee pilot off the shore of Santiago de la Ribera Following the deaths of two Spanish air force pilots on Wednesday, when the training plane in which they were flying plunged into the Mar Menor.. 19/09/2019

Gota Fria San Javier: Where to take donations in san JavierNo more clothes are needed the council say The Concejalia de Juventud in San Javier is collecting donations of cleaning products, personal hygiene products, school materials and non-perishable food items. Open: 10:00-14:00 and 16:30 to 19:30.. 19/09/2019

Gota Fria 2019: Donating via authorised and legal channels In the aftermath of the Gota Fria, Caritas Torre Pacheco and the Ayuntamiento de Los Alcazares have set up official donation channels to help people in the affected areas. Since the Gota Fría last week there has been a huge swell of.. 19/09/2019

First loggerhead sea turtles hatch at Calblanque beach The baby turtles have been taken to the wildlife recovery centre in El Valle and will be kept in captivity for a year Only one in a thousand baby loggerheads survives to adulthood in the wild The first loggerhead sea turtle eggs known to have.. 19/09/2019

Military Emergencies Unit working in Los Nietos during the big clean-up The Spanish military have been tireless in their efforts during the whole Gota Fría episode Throughout the Gota Fría which assailed the Murcia Region during the three day period of 12th-14th September 2019 the Herculean task of co.. 18/09/2019

20 year old trainee pilot and her instructor killed in Mar Menor plane crash This is the second tragedy affecting the San Javier Air Academy in three weeks Photographer: Rob Grace Photography The Minister of Defence has confirmed that the crash was due to engine failure. Just after 12 midday on Wednesday.. 18/09/2019

Holiday home owners urged to open up and inspect closed properties near the Mar MenorUnattended flooded homes could cause health risks and secondary damage as well as hampering insurance claims Fernando López Miras, the president of the regional government in Murcia, continued his visits to the areas worst affected by the dramatic.. 18/09/2019

400 emergency workers still clearing up after the gota fría 85 people were still unable to return to their homes in Murcia on Tuesday Six days after the rain heralding the arrival of last week’s gota fría storm began to fall in the Region of Murcia the 112 emergency services call centre is reporting.. 18/09/2019

15 migrants intercepted off the coast of Águilas and Cartagena 4 Africans made it ashore in Águilas before being apprehended Calmer conditions have now returned to the western Mediterranean following the destructive “gota fría” storm which hit south-eastern Spain at the end of last.. 18/09/2019

Livestock and other animals lost to Gota Fría floodingFarmers count the cost as the floodwater recedes, pets also lost As people all over the Region of Murcia begin to count the cost of the dramatic “gota fría” storm which hit the south-east of Spain late last week farmers in.. 17/09/2019

Insurance claims expected to reach 190 million euros after gota fría flooding Initial estimates could increase as the floodwater continues to recede in Murcia and Alicante As attempts begin to evaluate the damage caused by the massive “gota fría” storm which hit Murcia and other parts of southern Spain between.. 17/09/2019

Minesweeper commander suspended from duty after running aground off La Manga Investigations continue into the cause of the incident after a C101 jet pilot crashed into the Mediterranean As is the custom in the Spanish navy when a vessel runs aground, the commander of the Turia, the minesweeper which ran aground off the coast.. 17/09/2019

Loose rocks removed from alongside panoramic lift in Cartagena after rainsThe Panoramic Lift and Civil War Air Raid Shelter are temporarily closed The Gota Fría has provoked multiple problems across the region and in Cartagena the torrential rains caused a number of rocks to split away from the rockface in calle.. 16/09/2019

72 tons of sodden furniture collected from Los Nietos and Los UrrutiasCartagena council operatives have been working in the worst affected areas to clear mud and soaking possessions from the streets Municipal services of the Ayuntamiento of Cartagena have been working to return order to the districts worst affected by.. 16/09/2019

Making insurance claims after the disastrous flooding in Murcia In a natural disaster like the gota fría storms claims are handled by a special government consortium If it is confirmed that the gota fría storm which hit south-eastern Spain between 12th and 15th September is officially designated.. 16/09/2019

Contact numbers for volunteers in the flood clean-up operation The Murcia government publishes more details of local volunteer forces The regional government of Murcia has published a list of contact numbers for those wishing to offer their help as volunteers in the clean-up operations taking place in the municipalities.. 16/09/2019

Los Nietos seafront in crisis following Gota FríaThe paseo is totally covered with debris and water has covered the remains of the beach. Following the Gota Fría of September 12th and an unprecedented volume of water falling in the inland municipality of Torre Pacheco and the campo de Cartagena.. 16/09/2019

Flooding disaster in Torre Pacheco, Los Alcázares, Los Nietos and San Javier: how to help Hundreds of volunteers converge on the coast of the Mar Menor to offer help in the clear-up operation Charities open donation funds in Los Alcázares and Torre Pacheco One of the extraordinary aspects of disasters such as the huge gota fr.. 16/09/2019

Localized tap water warnings as infrastructure breakages affect the supply If tap water turns cloudy take the safe option and buy bottles As various important infrastructures in the Region of Murcia and the province of Alicante suffer the effects of the huge gota fría storm which flooded large areas of low-lying.. 16/09/2019

Scavengers warned not to eat dead tuna washed up on the shore of La Manga The tuna came from an offshore fish farm and were potentially unfit for human consumption One of the less expected consequences of the gota fría storm which hit the Region of Murcia on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week was the sudden.. 16/09/2019

Torre Pacheco volunteers out in force in Torre Pacheco; more neededThe town hall has set up an aid and info point in the outdoor swimming pool The town hall intends to seek classification as a catastrophe zone following 260mm of rain in the Gota Fría. The central urban area of Torre Pacheco was inundated.. 16/09/2019

Much of Murcia returns to normality after the devastating gota fría storm Back to school in most of the Region but no classes yet in the worst-hit areas After the catastrophic scenes of the last few days as a massive “gota fría” storm battered the Region of Murcia, bringing with it disastrous flooding.. 16/09/2019

Los Alcázares beaches disappear as Mar Menor rises Millions of litres of water have poured into the Mar Menor from the surrounding countryside A red stain spread into the lagoon as ramblas and waterways disgorged their mud-laden load into the lagoon, millions of litres of water carrying debris, mud.. 15/09/2019

Los Alcázares: Ground Zero of the Gota Fría Although not the municipality which received the most rain, Los Alcázares was one of the worst affected, Millions of litres of mud-laden rain flooding the streets of the old quarter of the town, as water poured off the fields from the agricultural.. 15/09/2019

Deluge of volunteers in Los Alcázares following the Gota FríaVolunteers from all over the region join the Military Emergencies Unit in the big clean-up Anyone wishing to volunteer should go along to the town hall where those requiring help are registering their requests and volunteers are being sent to the.. 15/09/2019

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 the Murcia Gota Fria 2019 14/09/2019

Railway line between Balsicas and Torre Pacheco remains out of order The Gota Fría of September 12th caused major damage to the rail network These images show the condition of the railway line between Balsicas and Torre Pacheco following the Gota Fría which hit the Mediterranean coast on the night.. 14/09/2019

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. Although huge quantities of mud and debris.. 14/09/2019

Over 300mm in San Javier; Video Avenida del Mar Menor flooding Murcia Gota Fria 2019 See full background information for the Murcia Gota Fria 2019 San Javier was one of the worst hit areas of the region Although all of the Mar Menor area was badly hit by the Gota Fría of 12th September, the San Javier municipality.. 13/09/2019

Video: El Mirador Flooding San Javier Murcia Gota Fria 2019The san Javier municipality was virtually cut off by 5am in the morning See full background information for the Murcia Gota Fria 2019 San Javier was on the receiving end of over 300mm of rain during Thursday evening, and was also inundated.. 13/09/2019

Rambla del Albujón breaks its banks and floods AP-7A brown stain of mud and debris has spread across the Mar Menor The Rambla del Albujón, which flows down into the Mar Menor carrying vast quantities of water run-off from the Campo de Cartagena has broken its banks and flooded the AP-7.. 13/09/2019

Los Alcazares Flooding; Gota Fria 12th September See full background information for the Murcia Gota Fria 2019 Images from our readers: 13/09/2019

Mar Menor towns suffer the worst flooding as the gota fría storm recedes Severe flooding in Los Alcázares, Torre Pacheco, San Javier and other coastal towns The worst fears of residents on the coast of the Mar Menor proved well founded on Friday morning as they awoke – those of them who had managed to sleep.. 13/09/2019

Gota fría raises concerns of heavy metal contamination in the Campo de Cartagena and the Mar Menor Lead, cadmium and arsenic are washed away by runoff water in the Sierra Minera As the red alert throughout the Region of Murcia for violent storms and flooding as a “gota fría” storm arrives in the Costa Cálida on Thursday.. 13/09/2019

Fears for the Mar Menor as the gota fría storm brings more runoff water into the lagoon Activists warn that the lagoon is in danger as water quality deteriorates The torrential rain which flooded parts of the Costa Cálida during the “gota fría” storm on Thursday and Friday is feared likely to bring with it.. 13/09/2019

Murcia president to seek declaration of a catastrophe zone throughout the Region Widespread flooding in most areas of Murcia in one of the heaviest gota fría storms for many years Fernando López Miras, the president of the regional government of Murcia, has announced that a request is to be made to the national.. 13/09/2019

Los Alcázares under water: Mayor requests help to evacuate stranded residents The gota fría hits the shore of the Mar Menor as the motorway disappears under floodwater Mario Pérez Cervera, the Mayor of Los Alcázares, has requested urgent help from all quarters to evacuate people from the municipality.. 13/09/2019

The old centre of Cartagena closes to traffic on 22nd September Various events in Cartagena for European Mobility Week In celebration of European Mobility Week between 16th and 22nd September the city of Cartagena is holding a series of activities designed to encourage people to use active means of transport.. 11/09/2019

Demolition of Civil War prison in Cartagena remains on hold The new owners of the prison of San Antón hope to partially demolish a symbol of the brutality of the Civil War The regional high court in Murcia has reiterated a decision made in May to suspend the proposed demolition of part of the old.. 10/09/2019

Additional tourist information point in San Pedro del Pinatar during summer months During July, August and September an additional tourist information point is open in the municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar alongside the Villananitos beach on the paseo, alongside the Mar Menor. Open between Monday and Friday from 10:00 to.. 02/07/2019

Carthaginians crushed as Romans invade CartagenaLocals say Hannibal has let them all down by chasing off across the Alps to attack Rome CLICK ON GALLERY TO ENLARGE IMAGES Qart-Hadast is no more following a successful invasion by the Romans yesterday and local residents have awoken this morning.. 23/09/2017

The mystery of pink and grey flamingoes in San Pedro del Pinatar explainedFlamingoes become pink if they follow a healthy diet An interesting little piece about the most emblematic visitors to the San Pedro del Pinatar Salinas Park appeared in a regional environmental journal this week explaining why some of the flamingoes.. 01/04/2015

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