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ISSUE NO. 1488
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Car fire inquiry THE interior of a luxury car was burned out in Torrevieja. Firefighters put out the blaze before it spread. Guardia Civil are investigating as traces of accelerant were found.
Warm start A TROPICAL wind sent temperatures soaring to 24ยบC in Alicante Province. But then a cold front and 80 kilometre per hour winds blew in.
All shook up AN earthquake registering 2.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Caudete (Albacete). It was felt in neighbouring Alicante but no damage or injuries were reported.
9 - 15 JANUARY 2014
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Children relying on charity for food NEARLY 90,000 children are living in poverty in the province of Alicante. According to data provided by the Spanish Statistics Institute, 16,000 of them are in the city of Alicante. Many of these children would go to school without having breakfast and with nothing to eat during the morning if it was not for the help of organisations like the Red Cross (Cruz Rioja). These children also need shoes and clothes and there are cases of children who started the New Year with no school books because their parents cannot afford them. The Red Cross is trying to help these families by buying school books; it also provides them with
food and nappies and, in many cases, helps to pay their electricity bills and even mortgages; otherwise, these families would be homeless and living on the streets. The Red Cross has about 15,000 volunteers in the Valencian Community, with 7,000 of them in Alicante Province.
Many expatriate clubs and societies raise funds
for the organisation throughout the year.