more than 230 l/m2 in 12 hours

The Civil Guard preemptively expelled 38 residents of La Pobla Llarga (Valencia) who live on Calle Levante, next to the Barxeta ravinedue to the risk of overflow. As this organization reports, the measure was adopted as a precaution given the current flow in the canal and the unfavorable weather forecast. The evicted residents were temporarily transferred to the municipality’s youth center, where they are being cared for.

The rainy season leaves for the moment some accumulated precipitation exceeding 230 liters per square meter in the last 12 hours in several observatories of the Valencian Avamet network located in the south of the province of Valencia.

According to the data proposed by this association of meteorologists from Simat, 238 liters have already been accumulated, 224 in Alcudia, 222 in Guadassuar, 201 in Barxeta, 193 in Rafelguaraf, 191 in Carcaixent, 167 in La Pobla Llarga, 159 in Algemesí, 154 in Carlet and 153 in Alzira.

He A few minutes after 6:00 p.m., the Emergency Coordination Center established situation 1 of the Special Flood Plan throughout the province of Valencia.. Situation 1 envisages flooding in localized areas, attention to which can be ensured with the means available in the affected areas themselves.

According to the According to CHJ data, the yellow thresholds (higher than usual) were exceeded in the Albaida River during its passage through Manuel and in the Magro during its passage through Guadassuar. The flow rates of the two canals flow into the Júcar river, which is why “its evolution is carefully analyzed” and the measuring station located downstream, in Algemesí, continues at normal values ​​although with an upward trend, reports the CHJ.

Roads closed

The rainstorm causes incidents that occurred on 24 roads in the province of Valencia, most of them in La Ribera Alta, La Safor and Hoya de Buñol and 10 of them are closed to traffic. In all cases, the causes of the incidents are floods or landslides that cause rain, according to data from the Territory Department.

THE CV-41 between Carcaixent and La Pobla Llarga, CV-424 in the Hondico de Buñol ravine, CV-505 in the industrial zone of Albalat, the CV-544 in Massalavés and the CV-570 in Carcaixent, in the Estret ravine.

Also the CV-573 in the Barxeta ravine, CV-575 in the access to Llocnou d’En Fenollet, CV-576 in the access to Rafelguaraf and Tossalnouthe 5710 in Alzira and the CV-600 in the Sendes Blanques ravine. Other roads in Macastre, Yátova and Dos Aguas are experiencing problems due to landslides.

In the area around CV-35 there are problems due to rains in San Antonio de Benagéber and at the roundabout that leads to Paterna from CV-365.

Heavy rain this Sunday afternoon caused retentions and closure of ten secondary roadsmost in Valencia and the rest in Almería, Córdoba and Girona, as they informed Efe sources from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT).

After 6:00 p.m., five Valencia roads are closed due to heavy rain that the storm leaves: the CV-505 passing through Alzira, the CV-544 in Masalaves, the CV-570 in Carcaixent, the CV-571 Vilella and the CV-575 Barxeta. The rains also cause traffic jams, mainly in Valencia, and an accumulation of water on the roads like that of A7 passing through Alcudia, towards the Valencian capital.

There have also been several accidents caused by rains, as in the A23 to Estivella (Valencia) towards the port of Sagunto and in the entrance to the A3 towards Utiel (Valencia). Also in Toledo on the A4 at Tembleque towards Ocaña and in Cantabria on the A67 at Polanco towards Reinosa.

The DGT, which forecasts 8.3 million trips in this phase of the special traffic operation, asks drivers to try not to drive through storm-affected areasconsult the weather information and avoid travel that is not strictly necessary in areas marked red.