According to the Spanish Meteorological Agency, “the worst is over”. The latter therefore lifted its red alert for bad weather in the south and east of Spain on Thursday, after fears aroused by the heavy precipitation that fell on areas devastated by the floods of October 29. The Agency (Aemet) downgraded its alert for the Andalusian province of Malaga (south) and the Valencia region (east) on Thursday afternoon to the “yellow” level.
The public agency had placed these two regions on red alert on Wednesday evening, the maximum possible level, due to an “extreme” risk of flooding linked to the presence of a new “cold drop”, an isolated depression at high altitude quite common in autumn on the Mediterranean coast. According to Aemet, torrential rains fell during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, with accumulations of 110 mm near Valence.
“Speed of evacuations”
This heavy rainfall caused little damage, although streets were flooded and roads were occasionally cut, both in Andalusia and in the Valencia region. Above all, they did not cause any new victims, according to the authorities. Due to these new bad weather conditions, the regional government of Valencia announced on Wednesday a series of preventive measures in a total of 163 municipalities, including evacuations.
On Thursday, the beginnings of a return to normal were visible in the areas concerned. In the Valencia region, restrictions on the movement of private cars were lifted, while rail traffic with Madrid resumed at the end of the morning, for the first time in two weeks.
Source: www.20minutes.fr
