The new DANA that collapsed this Wednesday in Malaga will continue its scourge during the early hours of this Thursday and part of the day, according to AEMET forecasts. The State Meteorological Agency maintains the red alert in Valencia and Malaga and the orange alert for areas of the provinces of Granada, Seville, Huelva and Cádiz, in addition to the yellow alert in the south of Córdoba and in the regions of Tarragona and Alacant.
The strong storm overflowed rivers, cut off communication with Malaga by train, with a discharge in the Andalusian city that had not been seen in 35 years, caused the closure of several roads, diverted flights and led to the evacuation of thousands of people due to the floods. The town councils enabled sports centers and all the social networks they could to sustain the situation.
So far there have been no personal injuries due to these new torrential rains, which arrive 15 days after the dramatic DANA from October 29which swept especially the province of Valencia and left more than 220 dead.
Aemet has raised the red alert in Valencia from 9 p.m. this Wednesday until noon on Thursday, with accumulated which can reach 40 liters per square meter in one hour and 180 liters in twelve hours.
In the municipalities hardest hit by the previous storm, the mud cleaning tasksalthough the search by sea for the missing was suspended and it is now feared that the situation will worsen with new waterspouts.
Right in those towns, the population has received a message from Es-Alert on their phones in which it transfers the traffic restrictions of private vehicles.
This Wednesday it also rained heavily in the north of the province of Castelló and remains in orange level due to rainfall that could leave 60 liters in one hour and 150 in 12 hours until midnight.
Malaga
The Andalusian Government suspended classes in five provincesin all areas affected by orange alert and red alert.
In the province of Malaga the red warning for rain will remain in force until 8 a.m. this Thursday in the regions of Sol and Guadalhorce and Axarquía, where a water accumulation of 120 liters per square meter is expected in the first twelve hours, which could reach more than 200 liters accumulated during the entire episode.
This Wednesday the DANA has in effect targeted Malaga and has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people from areas susceptible to flooding. The center of the capital has been flooded, practically converted into a pond, on a day in which the roads have been practically empty, parks, sports venues, museums have been closed and classes from Kindergarten to University have been suspended.
The rains that have also caused the Benamargosa River to overflow and the closure of almost all of hospital centers in the most affected areasexcept emergency points, and the activation of emergency plans.
streets and flooded homes, damage to a gas stationthe closure of health centers, a waterspout that hit the Costa del Sol without causing personal injury and the activation of emergency plans in hospitals are some of the incidents that have been experienced in Malaga, with rain and hail in some places of more than 100 liters per square meter in a few hours.
According to data from the Hidrosur network, dependent on the Government of Andalusia, until 5:00 p.m. 144.5 liters in Santón Pitar, located in Los Montes de Málagaand a similar amount (144.2 liters) in Alfarnatejo.
Besides, In the capital of Malaga, 140 liters were collected, as in other parts of the Axarquía region, and almost 120 liters in the town of Coín, belonging to the Guadalhorce Valley.
Given this situation, they have train trips canceled —The high-speed service between Madrid and Málaga, between Antequera and Málaga, several medium-distance lines and many Cercanías lines has been suspended as a precaution—and several roads are affected.
Tarragona
The situation was also review in Tarragonawhere Civil Protection of the Catalan Generalitat has activated the alert of the Territorial Civil Protection Plan of Catalonia due to strong waves, an episode that coincides with the red alert due to intense rains in the south of the province.
Kilometer-long queues on the AP-7 due to mobility restrictions and the suspension of school classes in 439 centers that has affected 128,864 students These have been some of the effects in Tarragona, where there have also been incidents in the rail service on Rodalies and Regional lines.
The Catalan Government has teleworking is recommended and most businesses have not opened their doorswhile the Department of Health has canceled the non-urgent scheduled activity scheduled for this Wednesday.
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