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The farming sector has been one of the most affected by the floods in the town of Puerto Lumbreras and its districts.

Specifically, were strongly affected irrigation networks of the municipality almost entirely after being destroyed by the force of the flood.

Thus, emergency works are executed to reset irrigation networks.

Thus, the irrigation network of the Irrigation Community as a whole was affected, being flooded more than 21 miles of main and branch pipes 30 kilometers, representing more than 3,500 hectares of irrigated land and 850 affected villagers.

Meanwhile, the irrigation network of the Irrigation Community and Cano was hit Balsa 90% full, which meant the disappearance of 9 kilometers of pipes and conduits as well as significant damage to the raft and swamps water harvesting, affecting 800 hectares of crops and a total of 139 villagers.

Thus, in the Rambla de Nogalte continue emergency work to restore irrigation networks that were destroyed by the floods to restore the entire irrigation network soon.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras