The damage caused to the beaches of Nigrán by the series of storms that ravaged Galicia

Since Christmas, Galicia has stoically endured a series of storms with strong winds, rain, and thunderstorms.

Some beaches in the Rías Bajas of Galicia on a day of orange alert at sea
The mutant mouth of the Muíños, a river that eats dunes in southern Galicia

Two weeks ago I showed you here the images of the beaches of Nigrán that I recorded during an orange alert on Saturday, January 31st, during one of the few breaks we had from that series of storms. Unfortunately, the recent storms have caused damage in this area, which you can see below.

What you can see here is a selection of a series of 52 photos that I have uploaded to my Flickr account. The most damaged area has been the Panjón seafront, which you can see above.

One of the access ramps from the promenade to Panjón beach. We saw this same area intact two weeks ago, but with strong waves.

The top of the same ramp.

The wooden walkway at the port of Panjón is marked with tape indicating it's closed. At first glance, everything appears to be intact...

...but the waves reached this far, washing away much of the sand that supports the wooden beams that hold up the walkway.

A huge amount of seaweed was swept by the storms to the northern area of ​​Panjón beach.

Some buildings were also damaged. Here we see a house with its shutter ripped off and curtains torn by the strong wind.

The waves reached areas of the Panjón seafront promenade that are never reached by high tide, tearing off part of the promenade railing.

The base of the railing, right at the end that remained intact. We can see that one of the nuts was ripped off by the waves.

One of the screws that supported the railing of the Panjón seafront promenade was bent.

The southern section of the Panjón promenade, near Playa América, has been closed off due to damage to the walkway.

Here we can see the inside of the fenced-off area. The waves reached this far, surprisingly, washing away the sand and causing a shower area to collapse.

The strong waves reached the dune area between Panjón and Playa América, causing the Muíños River to overflow and carrying away a large amount of sand.

The storms were so strong that the waves reached the Civil Protection relief module's hut, taking away part of the sand from its base.

Ciudad de Vigo street, parallel to the Panjón seafront promenade. The road surface was already in poor condition, but the heavy rains of recent weeks have created more cracks and potholes.

The sea ripped away a wooden walkway that provided access to Panjón beach from the promenade. This is what remains of it.

The dune on the north side of the mouth of the Muíños river, with a pile of stones carried by the sea.

The wooden footbridge next to the Muíños River had been in ruins for some time. The recent storms have taken their toll on it.

The Playa América promenade has been buried by sand.