courses suspended and alert Aemet to rain and storms

According to the latest forecasts of AémetThe day of this Wednesday, November 13 is “very unfavorable” due to very heavy, even torrential, downpours in several areas around the Mediterranean, notably in the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Andalusia.

So much so that the maritime storm forced the port of Valencia to close at dawn, as well as that of Sagunto. For their part, during the night, the firefighters of the Provincial Delegation of Castellón experienced numerous incidents Benicarlo; while those from Valencia attended a service at Gandia. The Alicante firefighters, for their part, carried out various services in Guardamar del Segura. “112” has already received a total of 119 calls related to the rainy episode and managed 99 incidents.

Faced with a new meteorological scenario, the Emergency Coordination Center warns against orange alert due to rain throughout the coast of Valencia, as well as in the northern part of Alicante and Castellón, while in inland areas the warning is at yellow level. In the most affected areas, the maximum accumulated precipitation is expected to be 60 liters per square meter in one hour and 150 in 12 hours.

Likewise, northeast winds of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour and waves of two to three meters are expected, which has also activated the yellow alert for coastal phenomena along the entire coast of the Valencian Community.

For all these reasons, Emergencies maintain situation 2 of the Flood Plan active throughout the province of Valencia and last Tuesday issued a special notice to municipalities and other organizations to adopt preventive measures sufficiently before the serious consequences of the new DANA.

Glove collected by the town halls of dozens of municipalities in Valencia, as well as some in Alicante and Castellón, which They suspended school activities in all its educational centers for this Wednesday, November 13. Teleworking and avoiding private vehicles are recommended to reduce mobility and travel in the face of this new unfavorable phenomenon.

Meanwhile, regarding the consequences of the DANA of October 29, the emergency system continues to work on the search for possible victimsboth on the Rambla de Poyo and in other ravines, the Albufera and in the sea. In addition, the evacuation of goods and sludge is a priority to prevent a public health problem from occurring.

Rainfall reached 88.4 mm in the last eight hours in the city of Alicante. Ebo Valleyas recorded in the archives of the Valencian Meteorological Association (Avamet). Vall d’Ebo was followed by other municipalities of Alicante such as Vall de Laguar, with 84 mm, and Benigembla, with 66.4 mm, indicate the same sources.