First the news...
-Crawford, Texas --   A tragic flood this morning destroyed the personal library of
President George W. Bush. The flood began in the presidential bathroom where both
of the books were kept.

Both books have been lost. A presidential spokesman said the president was devastated, as he had almost finished coloring the second one.

The White House tried to call FEMA, but there was no answer.

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now for the question - I'm buying a house about 200m away from the Ebre,  upon mentioning this, people in the streets of tortosa suck in their breath and speak of the great floods of 2003... can anyone tell me about the river flooding situation - has it been reinforced upstream, where can I get official info on flooding statistics and, importantly - is it possible to get flood insurance along the river bed - can anyone send me details of insurance agents covering the area for flood damage?
cheers,
and sorry to any US republicans reading this, (not for the joke you understand, just 'sorry' in general

Ask (1) the local ajuntament and (2) the Agència Catalana d'Aigua, before you sign the deposit contract. You will need to tell them your polígono and parcela number if the house you are buying is in a country location.

Hope this helps.

AgentX