flooded road across normally dry Rio Gorgos after heavy rain, 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 of the river the day after the floods. The water is still high but has dropped from the level it had reached. The silt is visible on the road. The water is brown with the mud and silt washed down from the mountains.

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

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