The wind on Tuesday

We survived the strong winds that blew on Tuesday without any damage but by the sounds of it we were lucky.

The gusts that reached 70km per hour in parts of the Costa Blanca caused chaos for many. Debris was sent flying onto roads causing minor traffic accidents and in Cartegena a driver had a lucky escape when a tree fell directly onto his car – the car of course was not so lucky.

Cartegena seems to have been one of the worst hit areas  as gusts up to 90km per hour downed two trees, both over 18 metres high in the Avenida de America. Traffic along the road was closed for most of the day as officials from Parks and Gardens removed the debris.

Later in the day the emergency services managed to secure a eucalyptus tree that was leaning on a classroom at one of the City’s infant schools. It was later cut don before it could cause any serious damage.