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This blog is entitled "Spanish Matters", because it does! Matter, that is. If you have committed to living in Spain, you should also make a commitment to learn some Spanish. So this is a blog about matters Spanish, as well as promoting the notion that Spanish does indeed matter. The blog contains articles in both English and Spanish. Don Pablo hopes it will be helpful to those learning the language.

Good weather has arrived at last - it's pouring down
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 @ 7:41 AM

They say that the English love to talk about the weather. Well, after 15 years as a resident of Spain Don Pablo can confirm that the Spanish are just as bad ... or good ... at it!

 

 

Photo courtesy of Benito Link

 

Drought

After three years of near drought in Andalucia, water is back on the agenda in a big way. The remains of Hurricane Leslie and Storm Berenice have brought much needed rain to Spain, causing flooding and damage but, more importantly, starting to fill the reservoirs again, especially in Andalucia and Murcia.

Here are several links in the Press which give an up-to-date overview of the current situation.

Three articles are in the original Spanish yet should be accessible to those readers who are learning or have learned some castellano. The other two are in English.

 

Flooded Ronda [Photos: La Sexta]                       The A7 near Marbella [Photos: The Olive Press]

 

Aemet eleva a naranja el aviso por fuertes lluvias en toda Málaga: hasta 50 litros en una hora (malagahoy.es)

Downpours have already left more than 130mm of rain in Malaga province and they will continue until Thursday | Sur in English

Estas son las horas y municipios en los que más lluvia se espera en Málaga (malagahoy.es)

Las lluvias ya dejan más de 100 l/m2 en la provincia de Málaga y seguirán hasta el jueves | Diario Sur

Watch: Roads flood on Spain's Costa del Sol as Storm Berenice lashes Andalucia with rain - before ex-hurricane Leslie arrives tomorrow - Olive Press News Spain (theolivepress.es)

 

© Don Pablo

 

Acknowledgements:

AEMET

Benito Link

Conchi Garcia (Malaga Hoy)

Diario Sur

Ignacio Lillo (Diario Sur)

Laurence Dollimore (The Olive Press)

Luis Vertedor (Malaga Hoy)

Malaga Hoy

SUR in English

The Olive Press

 

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AEMET, Benito Link, Berenice, Conchi Garcia, Diario Sur, Hurricane Leslie, Ignacio Lillo, La Sexta, Laurence Dollimore, Leslie, Luis Vertedor, Malaga, Malaga Hoy, Ronda, Storm Berenice, SUR in English, The Olive Press

 

 



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John Saliba said:
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 @ 3:00 PM

Thank you for keeping us informed Don Pablo. The area should look lovely in a few weeks' time.

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