The Spanish province of Almeria has been placed on red alert for “torrential” rains expected this Sunday, November 3, just a few days after the serious floods which affected the south-east of the country.
The Spanish meteorological agency Aemet placed part of Andalusia, in the south of the country, on red alert this Sunday, November 3, for heavy rains expected during the day, just a few days after the deadly floods which affected the south -east of the country.
The province of Almeria, in eastern Andalusia, is on red rain alert. Aemet expects “torrential rains” likely to cause “floods” and recommends that residents only travel if “strictly necessary”. This precipitation should stop around 6 p.m.
The agency has also issued a new orange alert for heavy rains in the Valencia region, particularly in the Valencian metropolitan area, where 100 liters of water per square meter (i.e. 10 cm) could fall.
At least 213 dead
These new alerts come as King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visit the southeast of Spain on Sunday, after floods of unprecedented violence which left at least 213 dead.
Five days after this bad weather, which caused the worst natural disaster in the country's history according to the government, searches continue to find the missing, clear the roads and restore the infrastructure destroyed by the torrents of mud.
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Authorities expect the toll to rise as car wrecks piled up in tunnels and underground parking lots in the worst-hit areas are now methodically examined. The exact number of missing people remains unknown at this stage.
Faced with this chaotic situation, Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday the sending of 5,000 additional soldiers to the region, bringing their total strength to 7,500, the “largest deployment of armed forces ever carried out in Spain in peacetime”, according to him. . To these soldiers will be added 5,000 police officers and civil guards responsible for supporting their 5,000 colleagues already on the ground. An amphibious ship from the Spanish Navy including operating theaters is also expected in the port of Valencia.
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