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Severe thunderstorms and hail in Navarra

11/07/2019

François-Xavier Branthôme
Spain,
WPTC
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On 8 July, extremely heavy rainstorms hit the province of Navarra in northern Spain and caused significant flooding. According to local media reports, some areas received more than 100 mm in just a few hours, causing the Cidacos River to overflow into several areas around the city of Tafalla. 
These poor weather conditions could have an impact on the region's tomato industry: it appears that about 50 ha of tomato were destroyed around Tafalla by the flooding of the Cidacos River. In addition, several hail storms have affected about 80-90 ha in different locations, but it is too early to assess the actual damage caused to tomato crops by these storms.