Nearly two weeks after torrential rain hit the Vega Baja area on Friday, September 13 and began to flood the area, some properties are still underwater and residents are suffering a growing public health problem.
Costa Blanca News visited homeowners in San Felipe Neri today (Wednesday) – a village on the edge of El Hondo natural park.
They live amongst farmers’ fields – and flood water, which is still at waist height in places – is stagnating and affected by sewage.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News (south and Murcia edition)