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19 Jan, 2020 @ 18:43
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Schools to close in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca tomorrow, Monday, as municipality faces red alert for wind and 8m-high waves

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JAVEA on the Costa Blanca has been the first municipality to suspend classes at its schools tomorrow as storm Gloria batters eastern Spain.

The Marina Alta region has been put on red alert for gale force winds and turbulent seas as the neighbouring town of Denia is set to face 8m-high waves.

Javea Town Hall announced this evening that ‘based on adverse weather predictions’ and a ‘pre-emergency situation’ all schools, sporting and cultural activities will be cancelled on Monday.

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Joshua Parfitt

Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations.

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