The Ebre delta, one year on from Storm GloriaYour browser does not support the video element<p dir="ltr"><span>One year ago, during Storm Gloria, part of the Ebre river delta in the south of Catalonia flooded, destroying rice fields,</span><span> while rivers across the country </span><span>burst their banks.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>The rough weather caused tens of millions of euros of damage,</span><span> with emergency repair work in the Ebre delta, for example, coming with a price tag of some 3.5 million euros.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>Now, the Storm Filomena has battered the landscape once more. </span><span>Beaches such as Riumar and La Marquesa have now been nearly erased, as sand has been blown away.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>The Barra del Trabucador, a 6.5 km long isthmus, was also heavily affected by Filomena’s wrath, with 35% now underwater.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> / ACNshareACNFirst published: January 20, 2021 10:47 AM