The University of Malaga announced this afternoon that, given the weather forecast for this Wednesday, November 13, it was suspending activity in all its centers.
“With this action, we not only preserve the safety of our university community, but we also contribute to avoiding hundreds of trips from different parts of the city and the province to our campuses,” explains the UMA in a press release sent after 8:30 a.m. p.m.
The UMA asks to follow the recommendations of the authorities and emergency services, including: avoiding risks, not approaching rivers or streams, staying in high areas and not making unnecessary trips.
The Junta de Andalucía analyzes the situation of schools
As of 9:00 p.m., the Andalusian government had not yet announced whether classes in educational centers would also be suspended. Spokeswoman Carolina España told a press conference that the decision was being evaluated by the presidential adviser, Antonio Sanz, the government delegate in Malaga, Patricia Navarro, and the heads of the territorial delegations.
“Everything relating to the suspension of classes will be analyzed with the mayors, Civil Protection and all emergency services. It will be taken in coordination with mayors, depending on the risks of each zone and neighborhood. It is likely that classes will be suspended, but no decision has been made,” Spain said.
A few minutes later, Sanz activated the emergency phase, operational situation 1 of the Flood Risk Emergency Plan due to the risk of flooding.
