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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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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
Joaquín Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradí (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, Almoradí, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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