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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 14/9/2019: after the storm
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:22:52 -0500
References: <525F70A2-892E-4A88-937F-52079689DE05@frozenlight.eu>

Thanks for the updates, Nathan.? I saw some flooding pictures earlier 
online.? Looked like some I've seen this year from here in the US.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/16/2019 12:30 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> While I was in Bratislava last week, my part of Spain was drenched in 
> torrential rain and lashed by high winds. The areas south of Alicante, 
> like Orihuela or Almorad?, are really badly affected, with heavy flooding 
> and significant damage, similar to what you see in the aftermath of a 
> hurricane. We live to the north of the city and due to the topography in 
> our area, the rain basically just ran off into the sea; in some mountain 
> villages there were flash floods but here on the coast there was just a 
> bit of mess on the beach. I went for a walk on Saturday morning to have a 
> look.
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> The beach promenade had been closed as a precaution. I have no idea to 
> what extent the warnings had been followed. I can imagine that some 
> windsurfers might have wanted to take advantage of the wind:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-946jSXr/A
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> Certainly the wind rearranged the beach a bit. This is the access ramp for 
> wheelchair users:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TLWF7xw/A
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> The wind was still blowing strongly, from the sea:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MwkwRfZ/A
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> And there was some beach erosion:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mFHqX2w/A
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> So overall, we got off extremely easy here in El Campello. And the wind 
> that was still blowing strongly on Saturday morning meant that when I took 
> my bike ride inland later in the day, I had a nice strong tailwind while 
> climbing the hills towards Aig?es?so no complaints here.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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