Overstromingen snijden Cartagena (Spanje) van de wereld af

Moderator maandag 28 september 2009 @ 13:27:16 #1

Frutsel

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Overstromingen snijden Cartagena van de wereld af

Overstromingen ten gevolge van hevige regenval hebben de zuidoostelijke Spaanse kuststad Cartagena bijna helemaal afgesloten van de rest van de wereld, aldus de Spaanse staatsradio vandaag.

De meeste wegen naar de stad met 200.000 inwoners staan onder water. Het verkeer in de stad is tot stilstand gekomen omdat ook daar vele straten overstroomd zijn.

Ook elders in de streek waren er overstromingen, wat er onder meer toe leidde dat automobilisten geblokkeerd raakten in hun wagens.

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Rainstorms in Murcia, Spain
A number of drivers had to be rescued from their cars in Cartagena on Monday

Fourteen roads were closed to traffic in Murcia this Monday, with lengthy tailbacks on the A-7 and A-30 motorways, as heavy rain storms hit many parts of the Region. La Verdad newspaper said 110 litres per square metre fell in the space of six hours in Cartagena and, in Mazarrón, 80 litres, and drivers in the areas worst affected were asked to leave their homes at home.

A number of people had to be rescued from their vehicles in Cartagena and many schools were unable to open. The official start to the new school year, in a ceremony with the Regional President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, due to take place in la Palma this Monday morning, was cancelled.

The western part of Cartagena was seriously affected, where normally dry river beds burst their banks. The Town Hall said in a press release that three people were rescued from their cars early on Monday while trying to cross the Rambla de Canteras, and that one of the vehicles was washed away by the strong current.

Other drivers were rescued in Tallante and the road to Perín was closed to traffic after a retaining wall gave way and collapsed onto the carriageway.