What is the worst DANA of the century so far leaves shocking images in Andalusia. One of them is undoubtedly the tornado that hit Isla Cristina this Thursday, in Huelva, which in addition to causing panic among those who watched it, caused material damage and injured one person. Part of the roof of the municipal swimming pool collapsed and windows were broken. in a twin.
The impressive waterspout – this is its technical name – reached dry land and affected boats, street furniture and trees. Videos of the waterspout quickly circulated on social media.
As 112 reported to Europa Press, this happened around four in the afternoon and numerous notices were received reporting the presence of a sea sleeve on the beach of Isla Cristina which caused the falling trees and a fence on the football field. and affected roofs of certain houses, vehicles and even moved some boats, as it caused damage around the beach.
In addition, a municipal employee was injured after part of the roof of the municipal swimming pool fell and windows fell on a twin, although his condition is stable and he is on. However, it appears there is a second injured person, although no further information has been released.
Likewise, from the 112, it was indicated that the town hall of Isla Cristina decreed the Municipal emergency plan due to the damage caused.
The province of Huelva activated this Thursday the yellow alert due to intense rains but no one expected to see a phenomenon of this type.
A few hours earlier, the first deputy mayor for Urban Planning and Environment of the capital’s City Hall and president of Aguas de Huelva, Felipe Arias, had guaranteed that “the “preventive actions” in the face of rain which were expected this Thursday, since the province is on yellow alert accompanied by thunderstorms.
In an audio sent to the media, Arias assured at noon that “the entire system, both emergency and preventive actions”, has been prepared from Aguas de Huelva for “monitor all pumping stations, preventively clean all sewers and the entire sanitation network” so that the city “prepares for the heavy rains which are occurring these days and which are expected to intensify considerably this Thursday”.
“That’s why the city is prepared for this amount of water that you are going to receive and hope that everything goes as planned,” he said.
Likewise, the advisor also recommended to all population who avoids leaving their home “if it is not necessary”since these are “seasons of heavy rain but also strong wind”, it is therefore “very likely that branches will fall and that accidents due to falls may occur”.
Rain and storms maintain the alert this Thursday in the province of Huelva, especially in the regions of Andévalo, Condado and Aracena, as well as on the coast of Huelva, from early morning until the end of the day. Accumulated precipitation forecasts are up to 15 milliliters in one hour and 40 milliliters in the first 12 hours. Additionally, storms will activate the Yellow Level Warning during the same period in the aforementioned areas affected by the Rain Warning.
