Isn’t it Ironic (a-la-Alanis Morissette) that after all this rain, six villages in the Axarquía have had to use water bowsers bringing it water as their main water-supply pipe was damaged by flooding.
Rain Damages Water Pipes
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tag Archive for river
Fatal Teen Quad Accident
by Martin Myall •
A 17-year-old girl died as a result of an accident whilst riding a quad in Campotejar, in the north of the province.
Los Cahorros Walk Closed
by Louise Powell •
After being locked into the confines of our own townships, we are becoming used to having the freedom of our entire province for excursions.
Brit Rescued in Dúrcal
by Martin Myall •
The Dúrcal Policía Local, the Guardia Civil mountain-rescue team, Seirim and three Policías Nacional officers rescued a British hiker on Tuesday.
Flooding in Granada
by Hugh MacArthur •
Granada has two fire stations and both were working flat out to pump out tunnels and other flooded areas after a torrential downpour yesterday.
Guardia Rescue a Horse
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil in one of their more cuddly moments rescued a horse that was trapped next to a fast-flowing river.
Four Elderly Women Die in Flood
by Vivienne Hughes •
Four women at a residency for the elderly in Cataluña died as a result of the home being hit by a flood when the nearby river burst its banks at four in the morning.
Dying for an iPhone?
by Martin Myall •
A 15-year-old German lass nearly lost her life, as well as her iPhone, when it fell down amongst some large boulders. She had been walking along the river bank, where the boulders are to shore up the riverbank. Apparently the girl’s iPhone somehow managed to slip from her pocket or hand (it’s not clear) and…
Drowned US Student
by Editor •
A 22-year-old American student from California was found at the bottom of Madrid’s Rio Manzanares. The lad had been missing a couple of days, with family and friends searching the area after he failed to appear after a night out – one discotheque doorman had turned him away because he claimed he was drunk. The…
Cabra Road Cut
by Editor •
The Jete road was cut twice last month, once by the road being washed away and the other time by a rock slide.