Parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca underwater as heavy, persistent rains add to coronavirus misery

PERSISTENT heavy rain has left parts of the Costa Blanca flooded with more than 100ml/m2 falling in Murcia this morning.

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Los Alcazaras (above) and Orihuela have experienced prolonged rainfall, with streets currently underwater and reports of water seeping into homes and garages.

MeteOrihuela posted footage of affected towns, captioned: “Same old nightmare… This episode of instability is being characterised by persistence, not by torrenciality as we saw in September 2019. Very prominent is the contribution of moisture from the Mediterranean Sea.

“However, the (levels) exceed 100 litres/m2 in various points at Mar Menor and Campo de Cartegena, (a problem) combined with terrible land management.”

An earthquake registering 2.4 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Murcia yesterday afternoon.