The warnings issued by DANA, which has devastated part of the province of Valencia and which has already caused at least more than 200 deaths, have sparked a political storm while the final death toll is not yet finalized.
The Generalitat Valenciana defends its leadership in the face of disaster. Presidency sources assured EL ESPAÑOL that the president Carlos Mazon confirmed that the red alert had ended at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday October 29 after AEMET and the Government delegate, Pilar Bernabéwill forward this communication.
The Valencian Government recalled that Jose Angel Nuñezresponsible for climatology of AEMET, Tuesday 29 afternoon, said in an interview with A Punt, Valencian public television, that the red alert ended at six in the afternoon on the coast and would move towards Castellón.
At one point in the interview, Núñez was asked if AEMET planned to lift the alert at six in the afternoon.
“Let’s see, there is 24-hour monitoring and alerts are updated if necessary. As I mentioned, the situation tends to move north. We don’t think that in Castellón it will be also intense, but we believe that Many liters will also accumulate in Castellón, as happened in the province of Valencia. And in principle, reviews end at six in the afternoon. But in these situations one must of course be informed and pay close attention to public radio and television,” he said.
Meanwhile, Pilar Bernabé, Government delegate, around 11:30 a.m., on À Punt Ràdio, transmitted the same message: “The forecast for this red alert is, in principle, until six in the afternoon.. This does not prevent it from continuing, as it is forecast to rain all day. »
The same morning, Carlos Mazón, in a press conference after 1 p.m., declared that “according to forecasts, the storm is moving towards the Cuenca Mountains right now, so It is expected that around 6 p.m. its intensity will decrease in the rest of the Valencian Community.“.
The predictions came true because during the flood not a drop fell on Valencia and its metropolitan area.
The water that devastated the municipalities of the Valencian belt came from the interior of the province, where between 300 and 500 liters per square meter accumulated. This caused the Poyo ravine to overflow. The flooding of torrents was one of the warnings issued by the AEMET delegate in his interview in À Punt.
This is the sequence of 112 messages linked to this DANA and confirmed by the Generalitat Valenciana.
Sunday 27
On Sunday, October 27 at 9:10 a.m., the Emergency Department of the Generalitat Valenciana already issues a warning indicating that Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Aemet forecasts, there will be heavy, heavy and persistent rain.
It warns of a cold drop and launches a series of recommendations, such as removing vehicles from areas likely to be flooded, staying away from river banks and ravines, not staying on bridges and locating the highest points to go in case of flooding.
Throughout Sunday, October 27, Emergency Services is sending constant messages about deteriorating weather conditions and making a multitude of recommendations, such as cleaning pipes and drains in homes in advance. He also asks to pay particular attention to the recommendations of the firefighters.
At 5:35 p.m., 112 indicates that the Valencian Community will be particularly affected next week by a DANA with heavy and intense rains and storms.
Furthermore, he adds that according to forecasts it is likely that in some points they will exceed 150 mm in 24 hours and warns that for more information follow the information from AEMET, which has published a special notice.
At 6:00 p.m., Emergencies updates the episode of weather phenomena; informs that AEMET reported an orange level due to rain on the northern coast of Castellón and an increase in accumulated precipitation in 12 hours of up to 80 liters per square meter in the interior and north and on the coast of Castellón .
It also warns that the greatest accumulations are expected for the following morning, especially on the north and south coast of Castellón. It is added that the Emergency Coordination Center establishes the orange level rain alert on the northern coast of Castellón and that the rest of the yellow level alerts in force are maintained in Valencia and Alicante.
At 7:26 p.m., Urgences republished a tweet from AEMET warning of intense and widespread precipitation in a meteorological situation commonly called cold drop and that from Monday the first orange alerts will be activated in the north of Castellón. Also remember that the most unfavorable days will be Tuesday and Wednesday.
The effects of DANA in Chiva.
Monday 28
Already on Monday, October 28, Emergencies publishes a post in which it says that if anyone wants to receive personalized notifications of emergency notices in force in the Valencian Community, they can download the application to their mobile. 112 GVA Reviews.
At 12:11 p.m., emergency services published a message in which they said that given the risk of rain and thunderstorms, “keep downspouts and terraces clean to avoid flooding, avoid taking the car if this is not possible.” necessary and avoid areas prone to flooding such as ravines, canals or rivers.
Reports orange level alerts for rain in Castellón. Rains and storms inside Valencia. Level yellow due to rain and storms in Alicante. Due to rain on the Valencia coast, yellow level; yellow level due to wind inside the province of Valencia, again according to AEMET forecasts.
At 4:52 p.m., Emergencies again publish a tweet in which they indicate that yellow level alerts are activated for coastal phenomena throughout the coast of the Valencian Community, and add: “Exercise caution, avoid driving and stay at away from coastal areas. , follow our advice.”
At 5:07 p.m., emergency services issued a message stating: “Extreme caution in areas with an orange warning, as accumulated precipitation of 30 L per square meter in 1 hour and more than 80/100 L per square meter in 12 hours can be recorded . ” hours”.
“Be careful, because Dana can cause flooding in boulevards and low-lying areas,” he emphasizes, reposting a tweet from Aemet in which he talks about the unfavorable situation in the coming hours.
On Monday afternoon, Emergencies published several messages to follow the episode of rain and thunderstorms with incidents in Valencia and Castellón.
Tuesday 29
7:30 a.m. Urgences recalls that in response to the DANA weather alert, several municipalities informed the conselleria suspension of classes and remember to be very careful.
7:45 a.m. The Emergency Coordination Center establishes situation 1 due to rain in Ribera Alta; red level alert on the south coast of Valencia; The rain alert is extended to orange level on the northern coast of Valencia and remains in force in the interior of the province.
10:00 a.m. It is reported that the Emergency Coordination Center establishes a red level rain alert throughout the northern coast and inland Valencia; Emergency situation 1 is maintained in Ribera Alta and the rest of the alerts remain in force
10:30 The monitoring of the emergency in the region of Ribera Alta is reported, with recordings of precipitation in the last 4 hours in several; Incidents are also being reported, reporting that rescues have taken place in the Ribera Alta region.
Below it is reported that traffic in the Valencia metro between Alginet and Castelló is cut; that the road is also flooded in Carlet and that the A-7 is closed towards Alicante.
11.45 The Emergency Coordination Center issues a special hydrological alert notice in the municipalities of the Magro River basin and adds that at this time the precipitation has decreased, although the flow has increased.
Condition of one of the streets in the Valencian district of La Torre, this Friday.
12:20 p.m. The Emergency Coordination Center issues a special hydrological alert notice in the municipalities of the Poyo ravine area; The trend is increasing and precipitation continues in the upper reaches. It is important that municipalities adopt preventive measures to prevent people from accessing banks and it is added that in case of emergency it is necessary to call 112.
3:00 p.m. The Ministry of Justice and the Interior requests the Government Delegation for the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit (UME). The government delegate to the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, confirms that the conselleria At 3 p.m., he requested the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit.
Likewise, CECOPI, the Integral Center for Operational Coordination, is also convened. The CECOPI meeting takes place at 5:00 p.m. in the center of L’Eliana.
3:05 p.m. Road conditions are updated with more than 20 roads closed due to rain.
5:35 p.m. The Emergency Coordination Center issues a special hydrological alert notice due to the increased flow of the Magro River. The Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar reports that it could reach 1,000 m3 per second downstream of the Forata reservoir due to accumulated precipitation.
7:30 p.m. The Emergency Coordination Center establishes the second situation of the special flood plan throughout the province of Valencia. Red level alert for rain across the entire coast and northern interior of Valencia. Red level alert for rain in the interior and south and for storms throughout interior Valencia.
At 9:03 p.m. it was reported that the Generalitat, through the Emergency Coordination Center, had activated the ES-ALERT population notification system to preventively inform residents throughout the province of Valencia.
