swept hail storm Aragon from east to west and gradually lots of damage the full one is gone. The urban centers and farmlands of Bajo Aragón, Calatayud or Cariñena are among the hardest hit, according to councilors. Hail destroyed the roofs, windows and car windows of warehouses and houses in the center of municipalities, but Economic blow looms in the fields. Harvesting peaches, pears, apples, or grapes were on the caramel spot in many regions.
The downpour, which started at 17:30 in Alcañiz, poured out water with great force for at least half an hour. And worst of all, the panorama he left in the fields surrounding the town:100% of peach harvest lost and there are many families living from it. There is nothing left in the trees. Not leaves. Only the trunks remained standing. A disaster,” explains Miguel Ángel Estevan, the mayor.
Significant damage also occurred in the urban area of Alcañiz. Tiles were flaked, streets had to be cut off due to accumulated water, and even a wall collapsed, causing an earthmoving machine to allow passage through a road that left some neighbors without contact with anyone.
The city councilor explains that since 112 they have been warned of the forecast of heavy rain and winds, although it has not been a hurricane as in other events in the past. “In an instant, 30 or 40 liters will have fallen. became historic”says Estevan. “Even the members of the legislature got to work,” he adds.
“We don’t have to regret personal injuries, but it was like full forehead balls“We’re going to need help, the hail has taken everything and we haven’t spoken to the farmers yet,” said Celia Trullén, mayor of Albalate del Arzobispo, while assessing the damage with neighbors. Arriving in this area of Teruel around 16:00, he felled a tree, forcing the A-1401 road between Ariño and Albalate del Arzobispo to be cut.
Bad weather hit the Bajo Aragón region just one year after the catastrophic rockfall last year. It was also July 6th when Andorra, Calanda and surrounding municipalities succumbed to a storm due to late frosts in April that ended with, to tell the truth, very few native peach harvests.
The provinces of Huesca and Zaragoza and the Bajo Aragón regions will be released this Thursday. orange alert for strong storms. And the prediction came true. After 14:30 pm, a severe hailstorm hit and damaged some municipalities in the Community of Calatayud and Campo de Cariñena and is still being evaluated.
Among the municipalities affected is Miedes, where the hailballs are similar in size to that of a walnut. Paniza, Morata de Jiloca and other towns also suffered from the effects of this storm.