The catastrophic DANA that has left dozens of dead in the Valencian Country It is approaching Catalonia, although it will arrive weakened if we take into account that in Valencia it has exceeded 400 liters in some areas. According to the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMC), the accumulation of rain will be important in the south of the territory, in the Terra Alta, Montsià and Baix Ebrewhere the threshold of the 100 liters in 24 hours. The president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illahas suspended all public events this Wednesday.
The showers will be accompanied locally by storms, and some violent weather phenomenon is not ruled out. Civil Protection has activated the alert Inuncat emergency plan. In Tortosa, access to the river has been sealed off, the sewers in conflict points have been cleaned and it is also monitored to ensure that there are no vehicles parked in ravines.
The alert has also been activated Procicat plan due to the strong waves expected on the southern coast and part of the central coast. The surf They may exceed four meters in the regions of Baix Camp, Baix Ebre and Montsià and 2.5 meters in Tarragonès, Baix Penedès, Garraf, Baix Llobregat and Barcelonès.
Civil Protection reminds that it is necessary to take extreme precautions in mobility and outdoor activities, and recommends not crossing streams, ravines, torrents or any flood-prone area, generally where it is raining or where there is accumulation of water. It is also necessary get away from the coast and places where the waves break strongly, such as breakwaters, breakwaters and promenades.
The plenary session of the Parliament and the public events of Illa are suspended
The president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illahas announced that it is suspending all public events that it had planned for this Wednesday after learning of the fatalities caused by DANA. Likewise, it has convened a technical monitoring committee on the temporary. The Ministers of the Presidency, Albert Dalmau, will participate; of the Interior and Public Security, Núria Parlon; of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Silvia Paneque; of Justice and Democratic Quality, Ramon Espadaler, as well as representatives of all security forces and bodies and Meteocat.
The president of the Parliament, Josep Rullalso announced just after the control session the suspension of the plenary session after learning that the fatalities due to the storm rose to 63. A fact that has been described “extraordinarily impressive”. The president of the Catalan chamber explained that messages had been exchanged between the Board and the Government and has decided to meet the Board to specify “how to proceed.” At the beginning of the plenary session, the Catalan chamber made a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the storm.
Second DANA in a year
In November of last year, Montsià already suffered a strong storm that left significant damage in Alcanar, Santa Bàrbara and Ulldecona. Rainfall exceeded 200 liters per square meter in some cases. The storm caused flooding and significant material damage, to the point that the three towns were declared a catastrophic area by the Spanish Government.
It was the third episode of serious flooding experienced in Catalonia in just over three and a half years, after storm Glòria (2020) and storm Filomena (2021). Phenomena of this type have been recurrent in our country, but as a consequence of climate change they are becoming increasingly common -a fact shared throughout the Mediterranean- and its virulence is increasing.
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