Taking into account the latest alerts from AEMET (National Meteorological Agency), which issued this Tuesday a special warning regarding very heavy to torrential rains in the Balearic Islands, in Malaga and in some areas of the Valencian Community and Catalonia, some municipalities in the province of Valencia affected by The floods caused by the last DANA are now preparing for the arrival of new downpours.
Localities like Chiva or València have decided to suspend classes in educational centers, in addition to canceling activities in centers for the elderly and have decreed mobility restrictions.
Chiva alludes in its announcement as reasons for the suspension of classes and sports activities from this Wednesday “and until further notice” to “the current state of the municipality” and in response to information provided by the municipal services. ’emergency.
In the case of València, the decision was adopted by Cecopal, the municipal operational center of coordination, and means the suspension of classes this Wednesday in the southern neighborhoods, among which are the affected ones of La Torre, Castellar-Oliveral or Forn d ‘ Alcedo, but also in the Maritime Villages.
In his statement he refers to the validity of situation 2 of the flood plan, mobility restrictions, the state of the sewer network, new weather alerts and work on emergency alerts.
The President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, declared this Tuesday, in the face of the imminent damage that once again threatens the Valencian Community, that “it is very important” that the population is very attentive and follows the advice “that the 112 is permanent “. give” in coordination with AEMET.
Alfafar drains its main collectors
The various emergency teams deployed to Alfafar this Tuesday are focusing their work on the drainage of the main collectors and culverts. The mayor of Alfafar, Juan Ramón Adsuara, informed EFE that these works in the general evacuation pipelines are especially focused on the most complicated streets and low areas of the municipality, one of the most affected by the disaster of December 29 last.
“We want to drain the entire population by tomorrow, when there will be a yellow alert. Heavy torrential rains are not expected, in principle it has nothing to do with past episodes,” explained the councilor. Due to the “clogging” in many pipes from the dana that devastated the city two weeks ago, there are now plans to complete the removal of all the mud so that the city can “drain well “.
Aldaia brings sandbags to its station
Aldaia is also preparing for the rainy spell that could arrive from Wednesday. In this case, the municipality is placing sandbags in the area of its station, parallel to the Saleta ravine, which overflowed two weeks ago.
“The concern is once again the damage, the level of intensity of which we do not know. Every year in Aldaia we have to put in place protection measures, what is happening is that now they are devastated by the last tsunami, what we experienced” this October 29, explains Guillermo Luján, mayor of the municipality, in statements to EFE. Faced with the flooding of the ravine, frequent in this municipality of Horta Sud de Valencia, Aldaia was protected by floodgates which are inserted into the streets, but which have today disappeared after the devastation of the last DANA.
Aldaia uses sandbags which, between Tuesday and Wednesday, will be placed near the ravine to “channel the water and prevent it from entering the urban area”, as detailed by the mayor, who approached this morning in the area to chat with the neighbors.
