The Government of Aragon asked the population this Thursday “Extreme caution for the next 48 hours” and not travel to the Levant unless “absolutely necessary”. This is the main conclusion of the last meeting of the Center Operational coordination Emergency (CECOP), in which the difficult situation still experienced by several parts of the Community was confirmed.
What was expected happened in Matarraña. “A lot of rain” fell. 150 liters per square meter was expected and there are now 186, with accumulating over 200 in the last two days. The rivers, despite everything, have “resisted quite well” thanks to the size of the channel.
“The situation is much calmer, but we cannot let our guard down. We will wait a few days and continue to be as careful as possible. That’s to say, You should not approach rivers, streams or ravines and, above all, it is not necessary to make trips that are not absolutely necessary,” emphasized the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Roberto Bermúdez de Castro, in front of a bridge on which, traditionally, millions trips are recorded.
Forecasts from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) They point out that this Friday it will continue to rain in the south of the province of Teruel “but to a much lesser extent.” The problem is that the atmosphere is so unstable that stormy weather can appear, as happened this Thursday in Zaragoza.
“The day after tomorrow, it may rain a little more, but not at the level, logically, of the last few days,” specifies the advisor. The Valderrobres, The flooding of the Matarraña caused specific overflows in garages and houses.
In the Huerva axis, on the other hand, the haulage works have reduced the flow to 25 cubic meters per second, with the peak expected in the coming hours in the capital Zaragoza. “Moreover, all the people who were at the Jaraba monastery, a group of elderly people, was released today”, Bermúdez de Castro finished.
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