Emergency situations warn of increased river and ravine flows

The DANA arrived this Thursday in the province of Castellón after having devastated Valencia, where it left around a hundred dead. He Emergency Coordination Center has issued a special hydrological alert notice due to increased flows in the province’s rivers and ravines.

The Júcar Hydrographic Confederation has warned of the increase in flow in the Cervera Rambla with a record of 50 cubic meters per second and with an upward trend.

Add the review of 11:30 a.m. that “by extension, the rest of the gullies and gullies are active in the hope that their flows will increase.”

As Urgences reports in its X account, “situation 1 of the Special Floods Plan is activated in the regions of Baix Maestrat, Tirig, Alcalaten and Plana Alta.

In addition, hydrological monitoring is activated throughout the area thanks to recordings that already exceed 150 liters per square meter and which can be followed throughout the day.

The agency advises the population not to approach the banks of rivers and ravines. It is recommended not to cross fords and to avoid underground passages.

First rescues

Firefighters from the Castellón Provincial Consortium rescued a person in the Vilafamés area affected by the torrential rains recorded this Thursday by the province of Castellón.

In addition, they are working to rescue another person who is in a country house in Sant Mateu.

They mobilized to collaborate with the Oropesa Local Police in the rescue of two other people, according to the Consortium.

They carry out the drainage of homes in the towns of the province as Tirig, Sant Mateu, Catí or Vilafamés.

The coast and northern interior of the province of Castellón are under red alert this Thursday due to precipitation that could accumulate 180 liters per square meter in twelve hours and which, in the case of Tirig, has already exceeded 212 liters per square meter . .

The Provincial Delegation of Castellón reported the closed roads in the province due to flooding are CV-137 in Cálig; the CV-200 in Almedijar; the CV-130 to Albocàsser; CV-1486 and CV-148 in Borseral; and the CV-15 in La Pelechaneta.

“DANA continues”

The National Meteorological Agency (Aemet) published a “very clear” message on Thursday warning citizens that the storms hitting the Valencian Community and other territories will continue in the coming days.

“DANA continues over Spain. Very intense storms are occurring yesterday in Andalusia, today in Castellón. We will continue like this for a large part of the week.”

Aemet sent this message via its Twitter account to ask for caution.

“Not only is it raining, but many resources are focused on the emergency in Valencia. Act with common sense and following the instructions of ‘112’, the Government Delegation and the Fire Brigade.”

And he asked the population to stay informed. “Don’t trust yourself. Don’t have a sense of false security in coastal areas where it doesn’t rain.”