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Weather dominates the weekend in Spain
By h.b.
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:41 AM

Bad weather has brought damage to several areas of Spain over the weekend. A tornado brought damage to the areas of Salou and Tarragona, with the Baix Camp particularly affected and rail services to Valencia cut for a time.

Salou have asked for the area to be considered a catastrophic area. A woman was slightly hurt when her caravan was washed away at a camp site in Reus. Winds reached 160 km/hour in parts of Cataluña.

The port at Palma de Mallorca had to be closed for a time, and heavy snow closed mountain passes in León and Asturias. 100 passengers on the ‘Isla de Botafoc’ had to spend the night on the ferry from Dénia to Palma as a result.
Heavy rain was the problem for many in Cantabria and also in Valencia where 50 litres per square metre fell.

Snow in the Picos de Europa - Photo EFE

Buckets were out to catch the drips from a leaking roof in the Málaga Cathedral, with Saturday’s rain bringing some 30 litres per square metre to parts of the Costa del Sol, and welcome relief to local reservoirs.

Málaga is seeing its wettest Autumn for recent years with 134 litres falling as an average amount per square metre so far this season, already triple that seen in Autumn last year.