Entire villages and fields flooded.

In Murcia and Alicante whole villages have been flooded by the extreme amount of rainfall. More than 400mm (15.8 inches) fell locally in the past two days.”

“On Friday afternoon, it seemed the rain was over. But, on Saturday morning at about 05:00, there was a huge thunderstorm. There were hailstones the size of golfballs and bigger,” says Thomasol’s Thomas Bos. This storm caused significant damage in Puerto Lumbreras, in Murcia, and Pulpí. “A lot of the first crops of broccoli, iceberg lettuce, and other lettuce varieties have been lost.”

The damage will be “unbelievably large,” said a resident. “One grower says 90%, if not 100%, of his crops for the December harvest are lost.

https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9144004/clearing-the-rubble-in-spain-after-the-severe-weather-leafy-vegetable-shortages-a-sure-thing-in-the-winter/?utm_campaign=highlights&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20-09-2019

Thanks to Caroline Snyder for this link

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September 21, 2019 at 11:04AM