how bad the homes at the bottom of the hill on Marina Del Mar 1 were affected?

Don"t know of any houses down here being affected,water generally went straight onto the verde at the bottom.

For me,reasonably slow walker,around 20-25 mins walk to grey area,slightly quicker coming back.

Hi Mark,

The bottom road there usually floods when we have heavy storm rains, but I've never noticed the water level being high enough to affect the houses.  The roads are quite steep, so the water runs down to the acequia on the other side of the road.  Costa Blanca South is generally a very dry climate, but when we do have heavy storm rains, the drains can't cope because of the amount of rain that comes down in a short period of time.

We were at The Grill House for dinner on the evening of Thursday 12 September.  By the time we left, the storm and Gota Fria were in full swing.  The police had erected barriers to prevent people driving down to the bottom road, but not a problem as we simply worked our way through the urb to come down onto the music notes road from a higher level (to get back to Los Palacios).

During 'normal' weather conditions, I'd be able to walk from the bottom road to the grey area in 20 minutes, but then I'm only 5' 3" with a 30" inside leg - hubby reckons he could do it in 15 minutes, but he's 6' 3" with a 35" inside leg.  Flippin' show-off...... 😄

Kind regards,

Kim

Thanks John that is very helpful.

Mark

Thanks Kim

very helpful and much appreciated.

Mark

We had a some water in the kitchen due to the drain under stairs not being able to cope and the low air vent next to the kitchen door. It is 15-20 mins walk to grey area and Consum from pool two area, just enough to work up your appetite or thirst!