10 - 16 August 2017
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Coast braced for tempest
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Hold tight ENTIRE STREETS: Were submerged during last December’s floods. By Sean Campbell Strong storms are set to hammer the Costa Blanca once again. Orange alerts have been issued by the state meteorological agency as the recent intense heat cautions have transformed into severe storm and flood warnings.
Five friends arrested
Heavy rain, high winds as well as thunder and lightning are expected all along the Alicante coastline in this radical weather phenomenon. A considerable temperature drop is also anticipated. A pre-emergency warning has been issued by the Centre for Emergency Coordination of National Police
ISSUE NO. 1675
Reconstruction of the accident.
FIVE Spaniards aged between 24 and 50 have been arrested for trying to obtain â‚Ź20,000 from an insurance company under false pretences. National Police were alerted to their activity when contacted by the insurance company who believed that the group was submitting false claims in respect of an accident that supposedly occurred in Murcia. The suspicions of the company arose when they tried to reconstruct the accident from witness statements and concluded that no such accident could have occurred and therefore claims for damage to the car and injuries were false. The five insisted that they did not know each other but when the police investigated it became clear that they were friends.
the regional government stating that potentially dangerous levels of precipitation will hit the southern coast of the Alicante Province and could reach 40 litres per square metre in as little as one hour. The councillor for Emergencies, Victor Valverde has indicated this forecast refers especially towards the latter part of the week and has advised that people should take extreme care.
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