Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks According to La Unió Llauradora's first estimate the hail of the last few days in the Vall d'Albaida region caused more than 1.6 million euros in losses The storms affected between 6,000 and 8,000 hectares as the hail damaged about 4 million kilograms and caused losses of 1 million euros The storm also had a significant impact on citrus crops affecting about 2 million kilos of citrus and generating losses of 400,000 euros The storms also affected vineyards and almond trees but to a much lower extent in volume and value The hail affected the towns of Aielo de Malferit The damage is very uneven and ranges from 5% to 90% The storms caused the most damage in Agullent and Ontinyent It's worth noting that hail is a meteorological risk covered by the current agricultural insurance system La Unió will request that Agroseguro quickly assess the damage to the affected plots The organization will also call for a series of measures for affected farmers the remission of the IBI tax on cultivated plots and buildings on them a one-year reduction in Social Security contributions establishing loans with subsidized interest rates and a series of actions and aid for the affected marketing cooperatives The rains were beneficial in the rest of the Valencian CommunityIn the rest of the Valencian Community the rains helped to alleviate the drought in rain-fed crops the damage caused by the drought is irreversible La Unió reiterated its demand for direct aid to alleviate drought losses in wine The rains are also very beneficial for irrigated crops cleaning the trees from the threat of possible pests and helping recharge depleted aquifers and reservoirs They also serve to regenerate pastures for livestock farming that have been severely depleted by drought and thus avoid increased costs for animal feed For more information:Juanjo ClimentLa UnióTel.: +34 630 27 33 32Email: [email protected]https://launio.org FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com Valencia will fire an "old-fashioned" castle to commemorate the feast of San Vicente Ferrer Next Saturday, April 26, the Plaça de la Crida will host a fireworks display to commemorate the feast of San Vicente Ferrer The Valencia City Council has reported that it will be a castle “old-fashioned” by Nadal-Martí a pyrotechnic company from l’Olleria This castle “of sticks” will use traditional techniques unusual in the digital castles of Fallas It will have a duration of 9 minutes and will be fired from 21:30 hours in front of the Serranos Towers By GERARD COUZENS FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 15:47 BST These are the first pictures of the British family devastated when flash floods in Spain swept away the mother and one of her twin daughters was dragged to her death with daughter Lauren as they tried to cross a swollen river on Thursday to get to their isolated home in the village of L’Olleria her twin sister Samantha and a Spanish friend had been holding on to each other as they made their way across a ford when one of the girls slipped and dragged them over a 6ft waterfall into the raging torrent Lauren was killed when she and her mother fell into a swollen river in Spain but her sister survived Samantha survived with heavy bruising by grabbing branches of a fallen tree while their friend managed to hold on to rocks a roofer who divides his time between Spain and  Brighton was told of the deaths as he was about to board a routine flight to Alicante to join his wife and daughters Last night he said: ‘I’m having to identify my wife and daughter’s bodies this weekend and I don’t know how I’m going to cope with it No one expects to have to bury their 14-year-old daughter ‘I’d been with Lorraine for 30 years and we’d only just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary last month She’s back at home now and she’s going to be OK physically but she’s obviously deeply traumatised.’ Grief-stricken: Mark Cullen with wife Lorraine who also died when she the twins and one of their friends tried to cross the flooded river in eastern Spain Workers stand near the gully in L'Olleria where Lorraine and Lauren Cullen were swept to their deaths in a flash flood The tragedy happened on Thursday at around 9pm following hours of torrential rain in the area Mrs Cullen was on her way back home after picking up Lauren from a friend’s house The river bed they tried to cross is normally dry but had filled with fast-flowing rain water She left her car by the ford before attempting the crossing with the three girls Mr Cullen added: ‘In the five years we’ve been living in Spain there’s been water there only twice ‘It was up to their knees and my wife thought it was safe All four of them linked arms to cross to our home ‘It was the force of the water and one of the girls falling that caused a concertina effect and brought them all down Samantha managed to grab hold of a pine tree as she fell and her friend a nearby rock – but Lorraine and Lauren weren’t so lucky.’ The mother and daughter had tried to cross the gully on foot but were swept away Shocked: Friends of the Cullens react outside a medical clinic after hearing news of their deaths in L'Olleria A friend of the twins’ teenage friend said yesterday that Mrs Cullen had persuaded the three youngsters that it was safe to cross and that she had wanted to get home because the house was unlocked and she had three dogs to tend to Rescue workers found the bodies of Mrs Cullen and her daughter more than a mile from the spot where they were last seen L’Olleria has a population of about 7,000 and lies approximately 30 miles from the coast It has become increasingly popular in recent years with expats fleeing more built-up areas on the coast Heavy rain has affected large parts of Spain’s Mediterranean coastline in recent days Several ports around Valencia have been closed and rail services in the area suspended Three people had to be rescued on Friday after being trapped by flash floods in the neighbouring province of Alicante The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group Published: Invalid Date A PLACE in the Sun's Jean Johansson was left red-faced after a buyer broke down in tears before even viewing a property The Channel 4 host was on hand to help Joe and Kirsty find their dream home in Valencia, Spain the couple was searching for a three-bedroom home with a lounge area and a private swimming pool Joe seemed emotionally charged before even viewing the first two homes He said: "I'm not normally speechless but this property and this view is absolutely beautiful Jean had to give Joe a moment to compose himself She said: "I don't think I've ever seen a couple so overwhelmed and in love with a property." Joe managed to get himself together and continue on with the property search. The couple fell in love with the third home, a five-bedroom villa in L'Olleria that was priced at £340,517, which stretched their budget. they didn't put in an offer and said they needed time to think about it But later on over the credits they revealed they secured the property Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/