Red alerts, evacuations, schools and metro closed: from Andalusia to Catalonia, images of new torrential rains which worry Spain

Spain is preparing to receive new torrential rains this Wednesday, November 13, just two weeks after the devastating floods caused by the “Dana” (“cold drop” in Spanish) which killed more than 200 people in the east of the country, and while the authorities are criticized for their management of alerts before the disaster. This Wednesday, a new “Dana” hits the south and east of the country.

Aemet, the agency responsible for weather forecasts in Spain, issued red alerts this Wednesday, November 13 in the morning for the provinces of Tarragona, in the east of the country, and Malaga, in the south, indicating that until At 180 millimeters of heavy to torrential rain per square meter is expected within 12 hours. In the evening, the Valencia coastline received a new red alert.

Orange alerts have been issued for the night from Wednesday to Thursday for the south of the province of Granada and the coastal area of ​​Valencia, where precipitation ranging from 40 to 120 mm is expected.

Floods everywhere in Malaga

Winds of up to 119 km/h and rough seas are also forecast in Tarragona, Barcelona and Murcia.

In Malaga, where rain has been falling since Tuesday evening, emergency services evacuated 3,000 people from their homes due to the high risk of flooding near the Guadalhorce river, west of the Andalusian city, and asked residents other areas to seek refuge on higher ground. Classes were suspended this Wednesday in schools in Malaga, Valencia and some municipalities in Catalonia.

Service on both Malaga metro lines was interrupted due to the red alert, as well as three highways at risk of flooding.

The mostly dry Guadalmedina River that runs through the city is overflowing today. Just like other rivers in the region, such as the Benamargosa.

This Wednesday around 3 p.m., neighborhoods in Malaga suffered the first floods, but also Malaga airport, universities, metro stations, a clinic and several supermarkets. In some places, 100 liters of water fell in 12 hours, notes Malaga Magazine.

Several people found themselves in difficult situations following these floods, but for the moment, no victims have been counted. Horses, on the other hand, were reportedly drowned in an equestrian center near Malaga, flooded by water.

In Catalonia and the Valencian region too

In the northeast, the province of Castellon, in the Valencian community, also suffered the first rains this Tuesday evening. And others are expected this Wednesday evening in the Valencia region.

In Valencia, the impact of the new rains could be serious due to the large quantities of mud already present on the ground and the state of the sewage network, Rosa Tauris, door -spokesperson for the city's emergency committee. Schools, roads and ports were closed.

The alert, orange then red, also led to the suspension of searches for missing people off the coast of Valencia, said the Spanish maritime rescue service. 17 people remain missing.