The Manzanares roar rumbles in Madrid as never before. “Now it is a river,” Pilar comments 20 minutes First of this Thursday, in the first Manzanares dam, surprised at the force of the flow. And it is that Borrasca Martinho – a consecutive land so far this month – has unleashed in its passage through the region a flood that has altered life for Madrid and that, first thing on Friday, has caused the branch of the M-30 and M-40 branch for the imminent flood of the river.
In the case of Manzanares, the flood of the flow has forced the Madrid City Council to take measures to prevent floods, in a March that is already The rainiest in history Since you have records in the capital. In this sense, on Tuesday, level 1 of the flood plan for the unrealization of this river was activated and, since then, access to channeled areas remains restricted to the population.
On the bridge of the French, epicenter of the flood of the river that circumvates the southwest of the capital, the expectation is maximum. National, municipal police and mobility agents Madrid monitor the water level and control that pedestrians do not cross the beacon areas, although they have had to evict several people who were under the bridges of the area. “They are controlling everything,” says Ana, who has gone for a walk with her friends Pilar and Vicente to observe the unusual scene. “The river is great, very grown. I had never seen it that way”man explains the man.
A few meters away, the sound of the force of water is mixed with the murmur of dozens of curious who have approached the place to witness An “unrecognizable” Manzanares. “It is impressive,” says Carmen, who has come from the Pardo with her friend Maria to witness the scene. “This has never been seen. In Sotomontes everything is overflowing, the picnicos under water,” he adds.
Meanwhile, the authorities do not lower their guard. The Government Delegation has launched specific mobility plans to deal with possible incidents In the main arteries of the city, such as the M-30 and the M-40, in addition to the A-2, A-5 and A-6. In fact, this Thursday has had to cut access to the M-40 from the M-30, at kilometer 25, due to the risk of overflow.
However, many of the Madrid people who have approached to observe the “new” Manzanares, They are not worried For floods. “There is no problem, it would have to climb (the flow) almost four meters,” says Vicente, a neighbor of the area, with the fascination of those who lead a lifetime in the capital and had never contemplated this image. “It is spectacular, as I should go every year. It’s the first time I see it that way,” he adds.
For its part, the Madrid City Council does not rule out that traffic cuts can be produced both the A-6 in the Puerta de Hierro area and in the M-30, near the branch with the M-40. The vice mayor and emergency delegate, Inma Sanz, has detailed that, for the moment, “we must not take No type of decision In that sense. “However, everything will depend on” how the unwins and weather conditions “throughout the day evolve.
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