The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated the red warning for “unusual rain” in the south of Avila province, due to the accumulation of rain of more than 120 mm in twelve hours. The state agency has asked citizens to do so before … The situation is “extremely dangerous”, avoiding riverbeds and flood areas, in addition to following civil protection recommendations.
Among the municipalities affected by the maximum alert level are the capital of Avila itself, Arenas de San Pedro, Parco de Avila, Cebreros, La Adrada or Las Navas del Marques.
Junta de Castilla y León has activated Level 2 of Inuncuyl (Civil Protection Plan against Flood Risks), Secobee founded (Integrated Operations Coordination Center) and sent an alert message to citizens’ mobile phones.
“The red warning has been activated due to unusual rain. It is recommended to take extreme precautions and avoid travel«, includes the message sent on Thursday evening and echoed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alfonso Fernandez Manuico, on his profile on the social network X.
In addition, the Douro Hydrographic Consortium (CHD) maintains special monitoring on the rivers and streams of the basin due to increased flows recorded as a result of heavy rains in the last few hours. On Thursday night, the level of the Agadon River reached red as it passed The city of Salamanca in Zamara, and the Maya city of Robledain the same governorate. The same red level of risk was recorded in the town of Parco de Avila in Avila, located on the Tormes River.
The Tormes River was also at the orange level as it passed Hoyos del Espino (Avila) and Congosto Bridge (Salamanca). Finally, in the yellow level were Terra, near Puebla de Sanabria (Zamora), and Corrino, in Tulipia de Abajo and Caldas de Nocedo (León).
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