boats & debris washed up on Playa Arenal after storm, Oct 2007, Javea, Alicante Province, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

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On 12th October 2007 the Rio Gorgos burst its banks after days of exceptionally heavy rain. This scene is on the Playa Arenal the day after the floods, and it shows the length of the beach with wrecked boats, branches and rubbish, washed out to sea in the river floodwater, blown back onto the beach. The beach umbrellas are up because it is still warm enough in October for people to be using the beach.

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Size: 5200px × 3481px
Location: Playa de Arenal, Javea / Xabia, Prov. de Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Photo credit: © Emma Lee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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