During the day this Wednesday, almost 150 liters per square meter fell in the capital Malaga due to the new DANA which flew over Spain. During one hour (1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.), 75 fell, implying that during this period the rain was torrential. Proof of this is the multitude of incidents recorded as well as the evacuation of neighbors. Also the cleaning work which began this Thursday early in the morning.
Despite this precipitation and once the weather alerts were deactivated throughout the province, the same was done with the Malaga Municipal Emergency Planchanges from being fully active to partially active. Throughout the day Thursday, cleaning and operations departments are working hard to remove mud, water and trash left on sidewalks, roads, riverbeds and beaches.
Likewise, previously evacuated areas were reviewed to check whether people who had been evacuated evacuated to the Campanillas district they can go home. Regarding the airport of the Andalusian capital, it was already reported on Thursday morning that it was operating normally and that the 358 regular flights would leave the capital of the Costa del Sol. Of course, after this Wednesday, the red notice due to heavy rain, 17 had to be canceled and five were diverted to Seville.
It also restores normality roads affected due to the water that forced its closure, as well as public spaces that had been closed as a precaution, with the exception of Parque Lineal de Campanillas. Of course, classes in educational centers continued to be suspended.
On the other hand, Renfe was able to restore high-speed services to Malaga. The first trains in providing a service was the AVE departure from Madrid at 10:32 a.m. and arrival in Malaga at 10:48 a.m. However, Cercanías de Núcleo de Málaga trains and Sevilla-Málaga Media Distancia trains remain canceled on the route between Antequera and the capital Málaga.
Benamargosa, tries to return to normality after being hit
The municipality of Benamargosa, in Malaga, is also gradually trying to return to normal after the intense rains recorded that caused the river of the same name as the city to overflow, flooding houses and premises, among others, and wants to do so “on as soon as possible.” “, for this they work on cleaning in a coordinated way.
The city’s mayor, Salvador Arcas, explained that after the river overflowed, cleaning services work. “We are very well supported because Infoca is there, the firefighters are there.” Firefighters and road workers from the Málaga Provincial Council are also taking part in the operation.
Furthermore, the councilor explained that for these cleaning tasks “I hired all the possible machines to have and more because I don’t want it to force us to stay here for several days to clean up, I want it to be as soon as possible. ” “That’s what we’re in, no more machines that don’t fit because it would interfere with the operation of a small one. “I think it’s full of machines and everyone is working to clean it.”
He explained that there are “many” houses affected, a little more, a little lessbut also shops and businesses, around fifty properties, where “water has entered and worst of all, mud and mud”. “The machines remove the thicker part, the dirt and everything, but there’s also this mud that stays there and is very difficult to remove.” “We are going to try to take as little time as possible,” he said, asking for “patience” from neighbors because “we are working hard to try to resolve this problem as quickly as possible.”
For his part, the president of the Provincial Council, Francisco Salado, during a visit to Benamargosa to assess the damage and see the cleaning operation, he recognized that last Wednesday evening the situation “was worrying and that all this finally has a solution. The important thing is that no human life was lost and now everything is the recovery of citizens’ heritage and infrastructure.”
At this point, he recalled that “during the last DANA, we announced a million euros from the Provincial Council for goods and to return the normality of these housing” and he assured that “we are going to increase this amount so that everyone can see cared for and once the assessment of the material damage caused to the infrastructure has been noted with the help of the Spanish Government, the Junta and the Provincial Council, the sooner everything will be restored, like the football field , which I am convinced will soon be reinstated “The Provincial Council will help ensure that sports can be practiced normally.”
“The important thing is that there is no loss of human life.”insisted and reiterated that “prevention and coordination served” but that the quantity of water was significant. Finally, he stressed that people “want to return to normal as quickly as possible” and that with good coordination, “we will find it again”, he concluded.
