Seven communities on alert for rain after the passage of a DANA that will leave widespread storms until Thursday

The heavy and persistent rains have activated the warning this Monday in seven communities, especially in the Mediterranean area, where accumulations of up to 40-45 liters per square meter in one hour are expected in the Valencian Community, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Andalusia. , reports the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) on its website.

In the Balearic Islands, the island of Mallorca is in orange (significant risk) due to rainfall that will accumulate up to 45 liters per square meter in one hour in areas of the interior of the island, and between 30-40 liters in the east, north and northeast of the island. ; Ibiza and Formentera, in yellow (risk), will accumulate 20 liters in one hour.

Catalonia has an orange level in the province of Tarragona, with expected accumulations of 40 liters in one hour or 100 liters in twelve hours, while in Girona the alert is yellow for rain, 20 liters in one hour, with the possibility of storms and hail. .

The Valencian Community only maintains the orange warning in the province of Castellón, due to rains that will leave 40 liters in one hour; In the rest, Valencia is in yellow due to rain of 20 liters in one hour, accompanied by storms with hail, while in Alicante there is level, yellow, due to bad seas.

The rains will also affect Andalusia, where the province of Almería is in orange due to rains of 30 liters in one hour in the Almanzora valley, Tabernes and in areas of eastern Almeria; In the provinces of Cádiz, Málaga and Granada, the yellow warning remains in effect for rain, rough seas or storms.

In the Region of Murcia, in the provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza (Aragón), in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) and in Ceuta and Melilla, the yellow warning continues for rain, waves or storms.

With the orange alert there is a significant meteorological risk, with a certain degree of danger for usual activities, and with the yellow alert there is no meteorological risk for the general population, although there is for some specific activity.