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Benidorm Levante Beach Disappearing

January 9th, 2010

Heavy Seas Destroy The Levante Playa January 9th 2010

Strong winds over the past 48 hours have caused havoc on the Levante beach in Benidorm.  Winds and a high sea swell sent waves right up to the promenade resulting in hundreds of tons of sand being washed away along the beach.  Worst hit is the old town end of the Levante Playa which has seen a large section of beach completely washed away.  Along the entire 2km length of the Levante up to 50 meters of beach is now under water and this will take many tons of sand and thousands of Euro in costs to the town hall to repair the damage to Benidorm´s biggest asset.

This is not the first time that strong winds and gales have caused major damage to the sands, but in a time when Benidorm town hall is strapped for cash it could not have happened at a worst time for the resort.  As Benidorm is set to continue with unpredictable weather over the next week or so it looks like it will be some weeks before the Levante Playa will return to the usually immaculate condition expected by visitors to the resort.

For more information visit the Benidorm Beaches guide.

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