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Granadella beach split into two after heavy rain The summer storm which hit Xàbia in early August and especially overnight brought torrential rains and stormy seas which has caused major damage to two of the municipality’s popular coves as well as personal property across the urbanisations. Weather stations at Viveros Montgó Verd and Cap de la Nau collected 143.4mm and 135.7mm. Two of the town’s most popular beaches were badly damaged during the storm. Playa de la Barraca suffered minor damage which has been addressed by workers during the morning to return the beach to normal as soon as possible. However, the beach at La Granadella saw major damage which has effectively seen it split into two as heavy rain pouring from the hills around the cove filled the dry river bed and caused massive erosion as it travelled towards the beach area and the sea. 48 sun beds & 21 umbrellas were lost and the snack bar also suffered damage. Javeamigos Small investors in solar energy call for fair playing field and for Spain to ‘stop wasting the sun’ Small investors in solar power plants claim they are being discriminated against and are losing their savings because Spain ‘is wasting the sun’. A world leader in renewable energy with an average of 300 days of sun per year, investing in solar panel parks should have been a no-brainer but with subsidies cut and auction floor prices favour ing power supplies with the highest output in hours, wind farms are getting the benefits whilst solar investors are asking banks to repossess their panels. ThinkSpain