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The unemployed to help in the clean up after the Jerez flooding
By h.b. - Feb 22, 2010 - 12:04 PM
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One of the homes affected by flooding in Jerez - EFE
The town was seriously affected over the weekend when the Guadalete River burst its banks
Jerez is to employ teams of the unemployed for the big clean up of homes following the flooding in the town this weekend.
News of the plan has been revealed by the President of the Junta de Andalucía, José Antonio Griñán, who noted that between 80 and 90 families were evacuated from their homes over the weekend.
The City Hall is to open an office today for those who have been affected by the water so they can claim compensation.
Meanwhile the rain has been continuing in Jerez today, Monday.
The airport is now open, having been closed for most of Friday and for a time on Sunday, and road and rail traffic to the town is now restored.
The rainfall in Andalucía has been such this winter that the water supply is now guaranteed for the region for the next three years.