Since early in the morning, a convective system swept the province of Valencia from south to north, with numerous lightning and rains that had torrential intensity in some pre-coastal areas such as Ribera Alta and in the afternoon it moved inland to Requena. Utiel caused flooding which required the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).
The Emergency Coordination Center establishes the emergency as situation 2 due to rains in the Plana de Utiel Requena region, which means that the flooding exceeds the capacity of the means and resources in the area.
According to Emergencies, the liters collected so far are in the Requena-Utiel region, 268.2 liters in the Requena-Finca San Blas region; 247.7 l Requena-El Rebollar (Ejarque House); 216.0 l Utiel-Est 174.4 Requena-San Antonio; 147.2 Useful-La Torre; 127.4 liters Chera; 116.2 liters Caudete de las Fuentes. In La Ribera the records are Castelló 239.6 liters, Massalavés 220.2 liters, Pobla Llarga 219.0 liters, Tous 132.8 liters, Turís 127.8 liters and Manuel: 101.8 liters.
The Port Authority also closed the ports of Valencia and Sagunt.
Overflow of the Júcar
The Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar (CHJ) warned that the river flow could reach 1,000 cubic meters/second downstream of the Forata reservoir, due to accumulated precipitation.
Given this situation, all municipalities that border the Magro River and the Júcar River, from Algemesí to the mouth of Cullera, have been informed that significant overflows could occur in areas near the river. For this reason, it is recommended that the population move away from areas near the river.
We are looking for a missing truck driver in Alcúdia
Members of the Civil Guard of Valencia are looking for a man, a truck driver, who went missing in Alcúdia, according to Europa Press sources from the Army Institute.
It concerns a man who disappeared around 1 p.m. while driving his truck. After raising the alert, the Civil Guard deployed a search device in L’Alcúdia.
The man does not answer calls on his cell phone and has not contacted anyone, which is why he is wanted, the same sources indicate.
