Two weeks after the DANA depression left a trail of destruction in the Valencia region, which left more than 200 people dead and led the Spanish Government to approve measures worth over 14 billion euros, Spain is once again facing a flood scenario.
In Malaga, bad weather and heavy rain left at least 4,000 people homeless this Wednesday, according to El País. This region, along with Valencia, is under red alert this Wednesday and Thursday, with meteorologists estimating up to 180 millimeters of rain in 12 hours in southeastern Spain.
According to the press in the neighboring country, trains between Malaga and Seville, as well as high-speed services between Madrid and Valencia, have been cancelled. Classes in different types of education, including university, were suspended. The A92 motorway, between Seville and Granada, was also closed. On social media, several videos showed heavy flooding in that infrastructure, which forced the road to be closed in both directions.
This time, and unlike what happened two weeks ago, the rule was prevention. The president of the Andalusian Junta, Juanma Moreno, admitted that the province of Málaga was, “to a large extent, paralyzed by the measures adopted”, but highlighted that “the objective is to minimize the impact (of the storm)”.
In Valencia, due to the bad weather on Wednesday, the hearing of Carlos Mazón, president of the region, in the regional courts ended up being postponed until this Friday.
Source: www.jornaldenegocios.pt
