Low-pressure air waves bring gales, snow and storms to north and central Spain
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 @ 11:20 AM
THE whole of northern Spain and most of the centre is on alert for gale-force winds, tidal waves, snow and freezing temperatures for most of this week with weather conditions that have already devastated the Atlantic coast set to worsen.
According to the State meteorological agency, AEMET, gusts of up to 140 kilometres per hour (around 88mph) are expected to strike the north-western region of Galicia, the Basque Country, Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, and Navarra, and at least 100 kilometres per hour (about 63mph) in Castilla y León and the province of Cáceres in the western region of Extremadura.
Already, the wind started to become extremely strong in Galicia, impeding efforts of rescue services in their search for a 15-year-old boy swept out to sea in Foz (A Coruña province) when cycling along the esplanade of the A Rapadoira beach.
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