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The three new parks that Alicante wants to copy in the city’s neighbourhoods to prevent flooding

Anti-flood strategies are more prevalent than ever in public institutions as a result of the most recent flood, which struck the province of Valencia on October 29th, as well as others that have swept through the city of Alicante over the past several centuries.

A new plan announced by the City Council and the joint venture Aguas de Alicante will enable the city’s flood-fighting infrastructure network to grow. This is meant to lessen the impact of upcoming floods and heavy rainfall.

Twelve anti-pollution and retention tanks, similar to the one in the San Gabriel neighbourhood, and three new flood-prone parks, modelled after La Marjal on San Juan Beach, are to be constructed. This is all part of the ‘Alicante Circular’ project.

These facilities will be incorporated into Alicante’s new General Urban Development Plan in an effort to further establish the city as a model for rainwater management optimisation using sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies.

Future Alicante parks that could flood

Three new flood-prone parks are being designed by Aguas de Alicante and the City Council and will be located throughout the city’s neighbourhoods. There will be one in the vicinity of Vía Parque-Teulada.

To “be prepared” for new “stronger and more torrential rainfall,” this project will encompass the communities of Los Ángeles, San Agustín, Tómbola, Rabasa, Virgen del Remedio, and Ciudad Jardín, according to Aguas de Alicante.

As a result, this area of Alicante will have a new green flood zone in addition to a public recreation area. Additionally, by expanding the capacity of the collectors on Avenida de la Universidad and Calle Virgen de los Lirios, it will aid in reducing traffic in the Ovejas de San Gabriel ravine.

The two more flood-prone parks in Alicante will be included into new city projects: the Alicante Sea Park and Casa Mediterráneo on Avenida de Elche, and the planned Central Park at the head of the San Blas ravine.

Tanks of water

Installing a dozen new anti-flood tanks with a combined capacity of 150,000 cubic meters is another goal shared by Aguas de Alicante and the City Council. The city’s “sensitive points” will receive these.

In addition to lowering the risks of contamination linked to particular reliefs on beaches, ravines, and the coastal shoreline—particularly those of Cocó, Palmeral, La Albufereta, Condomina, and the lower area of San Gabriel in the Paseo Joan Fuster area—the new infrastructure will help contain water from future floods and torrential rains.

Additional performances

Rainwater will be drained and stored in several tanks as part of the new green space on the shore that Almadraba beach in Alicante is developing into. The goal of this is to stop the area’s flooding issues.

Additionally, a network of remote controllers in the city’s collectors supports all of these activities. This keeps an eye on and manages every component that enables real-time action on the water flows that Aguas de Alicante deployed.

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Moldovan mobster arrested in Torrevieja

A 37-year-old Moldovan male has been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil in accordance with an Italian European Arrest Warrant (EAW). Known as “thieves in law,” the detainee belonged to the Russian-Soviet criminal organisation VOR V ZAKONE, which was committed to committing significant crimes.

The arrest happened on February 28th in Torrevieja while Guardia Civil officers were performing a public safety duty. While on patrol, they spotted three people on a restaurant terrace and saw one of them attempting to hide after spotting them. The officers became suspicious of this behaviour and went on to identify him.

After doing technical examinations, the authorities concluded that the person’s Romanian passport, which was of excellent quality, was a fake. After being detained and brought to government facilities, his fingerprints were recognised, proving his identity.

On March 2th, 2022, the Verona Criminal Court sentenced the detainee to 11 years in prison for international criminal conspiracy offences of a mafia nature. The detainee was a member of the VOR V ZAKONE organisation, which was committed to committing crimes against people and property using mafia-style intimidation, threats, and violence.

The man had been hiding in Spain since the sentencing, using fictitious paperwork to evade discovery. To ascertain whether the fugitive has committed crimes in Spain, the Guardia Civil is still looking into the matter.

The detainee was taken to the Court of First Instance in Torrevieja, where he was ordered to be detained until his extradition to Italy.

The Guardia Civil underlines its commitment to combating international crime and deals another blow to organised crime with this operation.

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Alicante to Seville daily with new Ryanair schedule

During the summer of 2025, Ryanair will run daily flights between Alicante and Seville.

The company plans to connect the two cities on a daily basis from today, March 27th, until October 25th. This year, the connection is strengthened with a flight every weekday, in contrast to the 2024 summer season when the route ran six days a week (with double frequency on Sundays and no flights on Wednesdays). Additionally, Ryanair plans to launch eight weekly flights in April 2025, with the addition of a second daily frequency on Saturdays.

Reaching 125,581 passengers in 2024, the link with Seville, the capital of Andalusia and Spain’s fourth most populous city, saw stratospheric growth. Compared to 2023, when the route carried 58,361 people between the two cities, this number marked a 115% increase.

A potential increase of frequency on the Alicante-Elche and Seville route has not been ruled out, and Ryanair will soon release its 2025–2026 winter schedule. Given the ongoing increase in demand on this route, the Irish airline may be planning to improve connection, as it ran five weekly flights during the previous winter season.

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Benidorm could start fining illegal tourist properties by Easter

Since the formal transfer of authority is anticipated to take place next week, Benidorm may start immediately fining unlawful tourist accommodations as early as Easter. Marián Cano, the Regional Minister of Innovation, Industry, Commerce, and Tourism, made this announcement as an indication of the advancements made in working with local councils to keep an eye on the tourism industry’s underground economy. The city councils of Alicante, Castellón, Elche, Torrevieja, and Benicarló are among the other municipalities that have stated their intention to take on this responsibility. This progress has already been formalised in Valencia, where the transfer of powers has been completed and all the procedures are prepared for approval next week in Benidorm.

In her response to a parliamentary question, the Nuciera councillor discussed the issue in Les Corts and stressed that the new tourism inspection plan “is not a continuation of the previous one, but rather an improvement that introduces more effective measures, strengthens institutional collaboration, and better responds to the needs of the sector.” She stressed cooperation with local governments in this regard in order to provide “more effective inspections and a swift response to irregularities.”