2023-09-03 23:00:35
The alert for heavy rains has been extended this Sunday to almost all of Spain, affecting a total of eleven communities and the autonomous city of Ceuta. The heavy downpours announced by the meteorological services, with forecasts of rain of more than 120 liters per square meter in various communities, have ended until 9:00 p.m. with several rescues of people in flooded vehicles and homes, confined population —as in Alcanar (Tarragona )—, road cuts due to dammed water or landslides and closed railway connections on the Madrid-Andalucía AVE and on some medium-distance trains such as the Albacete-Madrid train. In addition, maritime traffic has been partially suspended in the port of Valencia.
At 9:00 p.m. this Sunday, the biggest complications due to the rains are in Toledo. Its mayor, Carlos Velázquez (PP), has warned in the afternoon that the situation in the city is “complicated” and has called for “maximum caution” from all residents. Various neighbors have shared images on social networks showing flooded streets.
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A loud beep around 2:30 p.m. this Sunday has alerted all mobile phones in the Community of Madrid to an important Civil Protection message. “Due to the extreme risk of storms in the Community of Madrid today, we are at level 1 of the Flood Plan (INUNCAM). Do not use your vehicle if it is not strictly necessary and stay at home attentive to subsequent information updates. Please only call 112 in an emergency.”
It was the first time that the Government of the Community of Madrid sent a massive alert to mobile terminals located in the region, using the Es-ALERT technology, which is integrated into the National Alert Network, managed by the Ministry of the Interior. A similar message has been received by the inhabitants of Alcanar, where there are 9,600 people on the census, once the confinement has been lifted.
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Subscribe Torrents of water in the municipality of Alcanar (Tarragona), this Sunday. MAITE GARCIA-COOPER (MAITE GARCIA-COOPER via REUTERS)
The passage of the first DANA (acronym for isolated depression at high levels, popularly known as cold drop), has left an autumnal atmosphere throughout the peninsula with a significant drop in temperatures. Until 9:00 p.m. this Sunday it has not been particularly virulent and has been characterized mainly by intense and persistent rains.
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juan Manuel Moreno (PP), has asked through social networks for a reflection on the measures that are adopted in situations such as those that occurred this Sunday. “On days like today, caution is necessary and not put lives at risk,” he wrote on his Twitter profile at 10:00 p.m. this Sunday. “If a public body warns of ‘extreme danger’ it must be very sure, because that has social and economic consequences. all prudence Rigor, too ”, he added. Sources from the Ministry of the Interior consulted by EL PAÍS assure that “the alert was launched by 112 in Madrid.” According to these sources, the Aemet only made a red notice, without qualifying and the “extreme danger” was determined by the Community of Madrid, which is governed by the also popular Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
victims and rescues
However, the abundant amount of water that has rained in the last two days has possibly left two fatalities: two canyoners, presumably surprised by a strong flood in the Gorgol ravine, in Tramacastilla de Tena (Huesca). Their two bodies were rescued on Saturday afternoon by members of the specialized mountain groups of the Civil Guard of Panticosa. In addition, two people also had to be rescued from her house in Alcanar, and an elderly woman in Buenache de Alarcón (Cuenca), after a home closet fell on top of her, flooded by water. Numerous people have been rescued from their vehicles on the roads of Castellón and on several of the roads cut off by floods in Catalonia and Castilla la Mancha.
In Madrid, where storm forecasts have raised the alert to red early on Sunday, the city’s mayor, José Luis Martínez Almeida (PP), has asked residents to stay in their homes, on all during the afternoon, when a greater intensity of precipitations was expected. In the end, during the day, some Metro entrances and a floor of the Hospital 12 de Octubre have been flooded. All the parks and sports centers in the capital have been closed and the Atlético de Madrid match against Sevilla has been suspended.
Renfe has interrupted the circulation of trains between Catalonia and the Valencian Community through the Mediterranean corridor and they have been diverted through Madrid. All Media Distancia circulations between Madrid and Jaén, Madrid and Albacete, Madrid and Ciudad Real in both directions have also been suppressed.
roads closed
The torrential rains have caused a cut in the AP-7 between Tarragona and Castellón for more than two hours. And other roads have been affected: the C12 between Amposta and Tortosa, the N-400 in the capital Toledo towards the A-4 and TO-3037 in Villacañas. In Teruel the 2412 in Valderrobles. In Castellón, the CV-137 (Calig). In Zaragoza, the A-2 in Ricla and the A-23 in Paniza. And in Cádiz, the A-389 in El Drago and the CA-6200 in Alcalá de los Gazules. In almost all cases by large pools of water.
On the other hand, the stones detached by the precipitations have forced to cut the circulation of the TE-V-3350 in one of the accesses to the locality of Beceite (Teruel), around 11:20. A large rockfall occurred early in the morning that has cut off the only access road to the urban area of the town, one of the most touristic towns in the Matarraña region and where 550 residents live. Despite the spectacular nature of the accident, there have been no injuries and a road cleaning device has been established to reopen it as soon as possible. At the same time, an alternative entry and exit access has been enabled through the Pena reservoir.
Landslides have also been recorded on the TE-V-3303, between Cretas and Lledó, although they have not forced traffic to be cut off.
A woman on the Gran Vía in Madrid, this Sunday.JUAN BARBOSAEffects of the storm in Buenache de Alarcón (Cuenca), this Sunday, whose City Council will request the declaration of an area seriously affected by the damage caused by the damage. PP Cuenca / EFE Strong waves on a beach in Ibiza, this Sunday. Germán Lama (Europa Press) A man in his house flooded by the rains in Les Cases d’Alcanar, this Sunday in Tarragona. Lorena Sopêna (Europa Press) A Dutch tourist consults the alert sent to all mobile phones by the Community’s 112 from Madrid, this Sunday. Moeh AtitarTemporary in Toledo, which is under a red warning, this Sunday. ISABEL INFANTES (REUTERS) Several residents work in the areas affected by the rains, this Sunday in Santa Barbara (Tarragona). Lorena Sopêna (Europa Press) A delivery man works under the storm, this Sunday in Madrid. Europa Press News (Europa Press via Getty Images) Destruction in a children’s playground on Vinarós beach (Castellón), this Sunday. ANDREU ESTEBAN (EFE) Rain in the Usera neighborhood, this Sunday in Madrid. JUAN BARBOSA Damage caused by the damage, on the beach of Los Álamos in Torremolinos (Málaga), this Sunday. Álex Zea (Europa Press) A person walks around the Retiro Park, closed due to the red alert, this Sunday in Madrid. Moeh AtitarRain in the Usera neighborhood, in Madrid, this Sunday. JUAN BARBOSAFalling branches of trees in the center of Seville, this Sunday. Rocío Ruz / Europa Press (Europa Press) Ambience in the center of Madrid, this Sunday. JUAN BARBOSARed flag on the Malvarrosa beach, this Sunday in Valencia. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has decreed the orange warning, the second level on a scale of three, in the Valencian Community due to heavy rainfall. Juan Carlos Cárdenas (EFE) Several residents work in the areas affected by the rains, this Sunday in Santa Barbara (Tarragona). Lorena Sopêna (Europa Press) A tree felled by the wind, last night in Valencia. Juan Carlos Cárdenas (EFE) An agent of the Mossos d’Esquadra observes a road affected by the damage, this Sunday. Mossos D’esquadra A woman walks on the sidewalk under heavy rain on Saturday in Valencia.Juan Carlos Cárdenas (EFE)Flooded soils of an orange grove due to the rains on Saturday morning, near Burriana (Castellón).ANDREU ESTEBAN (EFE)A group of People take shelter from the heavy rain on Saturday in Valencia. Juan Carlos Cárdenas (EFE) A car circulates in the rain, on Saturday, on a road in Castellón. Paco Poyato (Europa Press) A pedestrian walks through the zebra crossing of a street in Pamplona (Navarra), on Saturday. Alvaro Barrientos (AP) Two operators unclog a sewer, on Saturday in Huesca. Verónica Lacasa (Europa Press) A cyclist walks along the seafront in Palma (Mallorca), on Saturday. Clara Margais (dpa / picture alliance / Getty) A car circulates under the rain, on Saturday, in Castellón.Paco Poyato (Europa Press)Two pilgrims who make the Camino de Santiago arrive in Pamplona, on Saturday.Villar López (EFE)View of the seafront in Palma (Mallorca), on Saturday. Clara Margais (dpa / picture alliance / Getty) Two pedestrians cross a zebra crossing in Pamplona on Friday. Álvaro Barrientos (AP) Several people take refuge from a storm that has unloaded on Logroño in just five minutes and has forced the end of Quique González’s concert, at the Muwi festival, held on Friday at the Franco-Españolas wineries in Logroño . RACHEL MANZANARES (EFE)
With minutes to four in the afternoon, the Generalitat Emergency Center announced the partial closure to maritime traffic in the port of Valencia due to the storm. The partial closure implies the prohibition of the entry of boats to the port, with the exception of the ferries that link Valencia with the Balearic Islands. However, the Balearia shipping company has canceled the departure of several of its ships from Dénia to Ibiza and Palma, and has offered passengers the possibility of leaving from Valencia.
In the Community of Madrid, the Aemet has lifted the red alert in the mountains and the metropolitan area and Henares late in the afternoon, although it maintains it in the south, Vegas and in the west of the region between 7:00 p.m. and midnight hours, due to rainfall that can reach 120 liters per square meter. Also in the Valencian Community, all warnings for rainfall have ended, although there are still active alerts for gusts of wind from the east of 70 to 80 kilometers per hour and for maritime storms, with heavy seas and waves of 3 meters.
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