Those of you who have read my previous blog about the earthquake just over a year ago in Lorca, will no doubt be as horrified as my husband and I were by the news of the terrible flash floods in Murcia ad Andalucia which have affected the city of Lorca amongst many other places in the region.
Our friends who live there are safe and posted these photos on Facebook. This is a street in the centre of the city wich we know well.
This is normally a completly empty dried up river bed - a rambla. In the ten years tha we have been visiting Lorca we have never known there to be so much as a trickle of water in this river bed.
Sixty five litres of rain per metre squared fell on Friday, previously there has been a draught in this region. Many people have had to be rescued from roof tops and especially vehicles which were swept away by rivers overflowing and bridges collapsing. Several people have died.
If you want to view a video of these dramatic events there is an excellent one that can be seen on Sky News if you google;- Lorca floods.
This is a poor area, and many people already affected by the previous earthquake and the continuing economic crisis will be badly affected. I'm sure that the hearts of those of us in other countries go out to those of you reading this in Spain.Our thoughts are with you all at this dreadful time.
Cathy
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