THE DANA it hits the city hard Frontera Sherry (Cádiz) with heavy rain throughout the morning, which caused flooding in different areas of the city and left dangerous scenes broadcast on social networks. THE AEMET activated the red alert due to the extreme risk in the cAmpiña of Cádiz–Cadiz“most likely to affect the northwest of the region.”
The storm transformed the streets into authentic rivers that cross the city of Cádiz, mainly affecting the avenues of Olympic Games, Cantos Ropero, Queen Sofía or King Juan Carlos I. Some people were surprised by the flooding in their cars or even in the street, as shown in the video accompanying this article.
A woman with five children, one in her armstried to go upstream and the water almost took one of the minors with it, who was caught in time by the sleeve of her coat. “But why don’t they stay at school?” asks the neighbor who is recording. A man came to help them and they decided to take refuge in their vehicle, when the car was hit by a container dragged by the rains.
At 1 p.m., according to data from the National Meteorological Agency, in Jerez there was accumulated precipitation of up to 24 liters per hour. In total, from midnight to this same time, 57.8 liters per square meter were recorded.
The floods cause traffic collapses and also affect downtown streets like Porvera, Alameda Cristina, Honda Street or Larga. Traffic congestion is also felt in other parts of Jerez, such as at the southern entrance via Cuatro Caminos, in the La Granja neighborhood and at the school exits.
In several messages on social networks, the Town Hall asked the population to “exercise caution”, by also interrupting home help services in ELAS and the areas affected by the storm, by closing public parks , libraries, public sports facilities, the La Merced cemetery and other municipal spaces such as Pescadería Vieja and Los Claustros de Santo Domingo.
The Town Hall has paralyzed the urban bus service “due to the impossibility for vehicles to circulate in the city due to the accumulation of water”. Additionally, it was reported that the Transport Consortium had suspended all its lines with this city.
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In the rural area, early in the day, the CA-9017 highway that connects Torrecera and Paterna was cut due to the overflow of the Arroyo Salado de Paterna, and in the ELA of La Barca de la Florida, we s he is worried about the situation of Puente Chico. The municipal mayor of La Barca, Alejandro López, said that “for the moment” the Guadalete River had not exceeded its height but “he remained on alert about the future state of the bridge.”
In Estella del Marqués, a stream that crosses Arboleda Street has overflowed again. This channel, which originates from Las Aguilillas Park, has carried branches and vegetation, causing it to overflow. The storm situation remains “calm” in terms of incidents in San Isidro, although strong gusts of wind have been recorded, as reported by the first mayor, Manuel Sánchez.
The mayor of Guadalcacín, Salvador Ruiz, warned of flooding on Sepúlveda Street, “where the water reaches knee height.” In Caulina, the overflowing of the stream also raises concerns. In El Torno, it was necessary to intervene in the El Bosque park area to stop the overflow of a small well and avoid problems for the residents of the area, who were given instructions for the use of motor pumps.
