High speed ferry services between Algeciras and Ceuta and between Tarifa and Tangiers have been disrupted due to adverse weather conditions in the Straits of Gibraltar, with only normal ferries operating between Spain and North Africa. High winds of up to 70 kph and strong swells have forced many cancellations. The whole of the Andalucian coast, with the exception of …
Floods in Cádiz province
Cádiz province has once again been badly hit by bad weather with around 100 litres per square metre of rain affecting Los Barrios and causing flooding.
Bad weather causing problems
Bad weather throughout the region has been causing all sorts of problems, from power outages to ships running aground.
Agricultural losses in Andalucia
Provisional estimates by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries put losses in the agriculture and horticulture sectors as a result of the bad weather at around 30%.
Bad weather claims second victim
Two people have so far died during the current bout of bad weather, the latest casualty being a Guardia Civil officer in Burela, Lugo.
Bad weather claims first victim
The current bad weather throughout the Iberian peninsular has claimed its first victim, a 25 year old man. Eduardo Prieto was returning to his home in Aguera after a shopping expedition in Belmonte de Miranda when his car was buried under thirty metres of rocks and rubble following a rockslide. The incident happened at around 17:00 yesterday on the AS-227 …
MORE FERRIES CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER
The up and down weather situation caused the cancellation yesterday of ferries between Algeciras and Ceuta.