Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:03am
Hi Pip1968
It’s really hard to say if la Ribera is susceptible to flooding but it certainly received its fair share of rain in September 2019 and like lots of neighbouring areas it was impossible for some people to avoid damage......we didn’t get flooded but neighbours on one side with an underground garage did.
La Ribera is flat which is one of its charms but when it rains it’s a challenge.
I hope your estate agent will be able to do some background checks for you about the area where you are considering buying.....
If weather conditions conspire again and we have similar rainfall there’s no guarantee that it will flow through the town along the same route again as some work is supposed to have taken place to mitigate the damage experienced in 2016/19...
If you go ahead with your purchase my advice is to purchase good insurance that will cover any flood damage but fingers crossed we won’t see that again for many many years.
I will look to see if I still have a video of the rain fall/flow in our area and I’ll try to post it here.
Any other queries just ask.