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The 1973 Puerto Lumbreras Flood

Puerto Lumbreras, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

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The 1973 Puerto Lumbreras Flood

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On 19 October 1973 torrential rain of more than 300 mm caused the Rambla de Nogalte to burst its banks with a flow of almost 2,000 m³/s, claiming 84 lives in Puerto Lumbreras. After the disaster the rambla was channelled through the town, which prevented serious damage in an even larger flood in 2012.

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