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Between the afternoon and evening of Monday, 19 January, a strong hailstorm in the province of Almeria caused serious damage, especially to the greenhouse facilities of San Agustín in El Ejido, in La Mojonera, and in Roquetas de Mar, to a lesser extent. These are the areas producing the most greenhouse vegetables in Almeria.
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Since early in the morning, both the Provincial Secretary and COAG's Organization's Secretary, José Antonio Moreno, visited the areas affected to assess the damage and talk with producers, urging them to fill in the damage reports in order to apply for tax relief.
"We have visited about 20 greenhouse facilities with an average of 2 hectares which have been fully destroyed, as well as about 450 hectares that are flooded," said the secretary in his early estimates.