Inundaciones
While I have mentioned several times the continued rain in Andalucia, it was not until Lucas and I were in Cordoba, along the banks of the Guadalquivir River that we saw the compounded effect of all this rain. He’ll post some photos and video shortly. The river runs through the middle of the city and has beautifully landscaped banks with grassy areas and paths for walking below the bridges. On Monday morning we walked across the old bridge, down the steps to the path that runs along the river. The water was already making its way in over the the edges of the path. Insects were scrambling up onto the bushes to escape the water. When we returned to the bridge that evening, the water level had risen over a meter, completely covering the paths and the bottoms steps of the stairs leading down from the bridge. Cordobans were out taking photos and remarking at how incredible the force of the river had become. While the city itself was not experiencing damage from flooding, on the bus from Cordoba to Jaen, we witnessed whole fields submerged in water, olive groves with reaching up to the low branches, and houses completely surrounded by water. The news reports that 1500 homes have been evacuated and the rains continue to fall. For those of you who understand Spanish, there’s an interesting article and accompanying video here.
