It’s no longer yellow but orange. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has raised the alert level in part of the province of Grenade for this Wednesday, November 13. The affected areas are Costa Tropical, Genil basin and capital of Granada.
According to the update made by the agency at 9:30 p.m. this Tuesday, November 12, the notice comes into force. at three in the morning Tuesday through Wednesday and will remain active until 11:59 p.m. In other words, precipitation is expected throughout the day.
The orange alert will extend along the tropical coast, which covers towns like Motril or Almuñécar. The latter city already borders the province of Málaga and the Axarquía region, where the red alert has been declared. This could mean that the precipitation there will be even more intense. In Motril, Salobreña, Almuñécar and Albuñol Schools will not reopen and day centers and centers for disabled people will not operate either, as announced by the Andalusian government.
The Genil basin extends from its source in the Sierra Nevada to the Loja region, from where the river passes today into the province of Málaga. On its way is the capital Granada, which will be on orange alert all day. The emergency plan is activated, as is the case in other regions of Andalusia which are expected to be affected by this new storm.
Aemet maintains the yellow alert level due to intense rains in the La region Alpujarrawhere precipitation is expected to exceed 25 liters per square meter. In Sierra Nevada It is suggested that the water will fall in the form of snow, because another consequence of the storm is a sharp drop in temperatures, which in the capital will not exceed eleven degrees.
