Firefighters had to rescue Jimena de la Frontera to many schoolchildren at an educational center and to several people stuck on the roofs of their homes due to the effects of DANA this Thursday.
THE State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), had activated a yellow notice for the municipality, while neighboring municipalities, as well as the rest of the province, were under an orange level notice given the heavy rain forecast.
This approach led its mayor, Francisco Jose Gomezto allow a normal day of work and school in a prudent manner. However, at 11:00 a.m., more than 76 liters of water per square meter had been recorded. So much so that it has become the second city in Andalusia in terms of volume of accumulated precipitation.
Although the forecast was then updated to an orange warning, the damage had already been felt. For example, a group of early childhood education students He had to be rescued by firefighters after his education center was flooded following a major waterspout.
Overflow of the Guadiaro River
Likewise, the Consortium of Firefighters and the Civil Guard had to do the same with six people stuck on the roofs of several houses scattered in the area of the Esparragal Farmin the San Pablo de Buceite neighborhood.
It was shortly after noon that these neighbors contacted the Emergency service 112 Andalusia explaining your situation.
The area is subject to a notable movement of emergency personnel since public institutions have recommended the preventive eviction of residents closest to the area. Guadiaro River facing a probable flood.
According to the mayor’s statements to Europa Press, the flow of water carried by the river is “considerable”, since it captures all the intensity of Malaga’s rains thanks to its source in the Serranía de Ronda.
As part of the operation, in which eight soldiers and four vehicles from the Parcs Firefighters Consortium are participating, Jimena, San Roque and Los Barrioswe rescued a person who was taking refuge on the roof of a house due to the flooding of the creek Indiano winea tributary of the Guadiaro, in addition to five others also in the same situation and who were treated by the health services.
In this sense, the City Council recommended that citizens avoid traffic and move around the area near the river and take extreme precautions. “In case of emergency, contact 112,” he concluded.
