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ISSUE NO. 1765
2 - 8 May 2019
Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Storm bill could reach €350,000 By Simon Wade IT is estimated that repairs in the aftermath of the structural damage caused by the Easter storms up and down the coast could be as high as €350,000, according to the Provincial Coast Service. The relevant authorities have been urged to carry out immediate emergency works. One body has been tasked to assess the feasibility of carrying out ‘sand transfers’ in order to return the beaches back to their original state. The areas of Torrevieja, Guardamar and Orihuela were among the worst affected. Inspections revealed the majority of the physical damage affected the ‘urban furni-
GUARDAMAR: Severely hit by the Easter storms. ture and tourist infrastructures.’ Additionally, hundreds of
tonnes of sand was displaced by runoff from ravines. It is understood that the re-
pair costs are shared between the State and the respective city councils.
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