“The worst of this second depression is over,” wrote theAemet on the social networkby downgrading its alert to the “orange” level for Andalusian province of Malaga (south) and the region of Valence (east), which had been affected by serious floods two weeks ago, causing at least 223 deaths.
According to themeteorological agencyof the torrential rain did indeed fall overnight on the regions concerned, with accumulations of 110 liters of water per square meter (110 millimeters) in the hinterland of Valencia.
These rains forced the emergency services to carry out new rescue operations, both in Andalusia than in the Valencia region. No new victims had been reported by the authorities Thursday morning, according to local press.
Wednesday evening, Aemet had placed these two regions on red alert, the highest alert level, facing the risk of “extreme” flooding caused by a new “cold drop,” a depression isolated at high altitude, a fairly common phenomenon in autumn on the Mediterranean coast Spanish.
Issued two weeks after deadly floods in the south-east ofSpainthis alert has revived the concerns of residents, particularly in the disaster areas, where clearing work continues and where around fifteen people remain missing.
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