Breaking News from DANA today, live: “The worst is over,” says Aemet, which deactivates all red alerts for rain

The Port Authority of Valencia has reported the total reopening of the Port. On Wednesday it had partially reopened to maritime traffic from 11:07 a.m., after the storm forced its closure this morning. but it reopened only for ship departures. Today it is fully operational.

For its part, the Port of Gandia remains closed to maritime traffic

After the Aemet has raised the warning level to orange in the province of Cádiz, the Jerez de la Frontera City Council has activated the measures contemplated in the Protocol for action against adverse meteorological phenomena, carried out by Civil Protection.

Among the measures adopted, is the suspension of transportation service both urban and rural and the surveillance of some streets at risk of floodingwhich have been closed to traffic overnight as a precaution. There has also been closure of public parks and sports facilities outdoors, the suspension of municipal activities, the closure of the Zoobotanical and the Cemetery, as well as all municipal facilities.

In addition, during the night the streets Porvera, Honda, Arcos, Alameda Cristina, Paquera de Jerez, South Africa, the Olympic and Pepa bridges and the areas of the Quitagolpe and Zafer sale, which are currently returning, were closed. to be open under surveillance of the evolution of the rains. Likewise, the authorization to hold public outdoor shows is revoked.

Since early this Thursday morning, the telephone number 956 149570 has been operational so that citizens can report any incidents that may occur due to DANA in the municipality, as well as obtain information and advice. The Notification Zone is also activated in the Jerez Smart APP.

The consequences of DANA, which caused a natural disaster in the province of Valencia more than two weeks ago, have shocked the country: numerous volunteers went to the towns affected by the torrential rains and floods to clean the streets and provide the necessary supplies. to the Valencian population, who have lost everything. Among them we have been able to see personalities from the world of acting, music or content creation, who have dedicated themselves to those affected and have sent a message of solidarity, commitment and unity to all of Spain. Among them, as is common in armed conflicts or other natural disasters, Spanish chef José Andrés He moved to the town of Chiva (Valencia)one of the hardest hit, to provide hot food rations with its non-profit organization World Central Kitchen.

The Aemet has lowered the rain warnings in Valencia to orange (significant risk) and has deactivated the one in Malaga. The Valencian coast continues to be at significant risk due to precipitation accumulated in 12 hours of 100 l/m2 in the north, which could accumulate in about 4 or 5 hours. However, in the words of the state agency: “The worst of this second damage has passed.”

In Andalusia, Cádiz, Huelva and Seville have an orange notice for accumulated precipitation in one hour of 30 l/m2 and yellow for storms. Likewise, Ávila, Badajoz, Cáceres are at risk (yellow warning) due to rain. Due to coastal phenomena, warnings are activated in A Coruña, Cádiz and Almería.

For this Thursday, DANA is expected to transition into an isolated cold low that will be located in the southwest of the Peninsula, affecting almost the entire country. Precipitation is expected in the southwest quadrant of the Peninsula, areas of the northwest, southeast, Levante, Pitiusas and the Canary Islands, without ruling out surrounding areas. They can be locally very strong or persistent and accompanied by storms in the west and south of Andalusia and areas of the Levant, without ruling out the Central system.

* Information prepared by Europa Press

The 112 Emergency Service of Andalusia has managed in the last hours 244 incidencesmostly in Malaga (170) and Granada (63). There are already 1,163 warnings that have been responded to, the majority of which have been flooding, rescues on roads and homes, and pools of water on the road.

Civil Protection of the Generalitat has deactivated alerts and suspended the restrictions after the flood and wave alerts – which remain on pre-alert – ended around 1:30 a.m., in addition to suspending the mobility restrictions that affected the area all Wednesday.

For their part, the Firefighters have reported that they responded to 52 calls until 10 p.m. on Wednesday, the day in which they monitored ravines, rivers, streams or points susceptible to flooding in the southern regions of Tarragona.
During the day, the 112 emergency telephone number answered 787 calls in Catalonia linked to 708 incidents, 242 in the Tarragonès region, 106 in Barcelonès, 104 in Baix Camp and 58 in Montsià (Tarragona). By municipalities, of the total calls, 102 were issued from Tarragona, 92 from Barcelona, ​​51 from Reus, 27 from Salou and 25 from Torredembarra (Tarragona).

The devastation caused by DANA in Valencia has left hundreds of vehicles in critical condition, but many of them can also be repaired with minor changes. This is what he assures in a statement to the media Infotaller Leonese mechanic César Alonso, owner of Talleres y Neumáticos Cecar, who traveled with his team to the affected areas to offer help in car repairs in Valencia.

After seven in the morning this Thursday, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) only maintains the red alert on the north and south coast of Valenciawhere it will remain active until twelve noon due to the forecast of an accumulated precipitation of 180 milliliters per square meter in 12 hours.

The orange notice remains in place in Cadiz, Huelva, Málaga and Seville, as well as in the interior of Casteón. For their part, the provinces of Ávila, Cáceres and Badajoz remain at the yellow level.

The storm is leaving accumulated rainfall greater than 80 liters per square meter in the Valencian municipality of spoon and generates problems on the steepest streets on the mountainside.

The mayor, Jordi Mayorwarns the population to avoid traveling and call the Local Police or 112 in case of any incident.

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) cites data from the Inforatge observatory and indicates that 85.5 liters have accumulated until 5 a.m., most of it in the last hour.

“The intensity is torrential. “Storm focused on the town expanding to the Tavernes de la Valldigna beach,” adds the AEMET of the Valencian Community on the X social network.

The isolated depression at high levels (DANA) that already affects parts of the east and south of Spain will bring this Thursday precipitation in almost the entire country, which will be strong or persistent in western Andalusia, in the lower Ebro and in areas of the Levant, although they are not ruled out in the Central System, according to the forecasts of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

The rainfall will also affect the southwest of the peninsula and areas of the northwest, southeast, Levante, Ibiza, Formentera and the Canary Islands, without ruling out surrounding areas, although they are very unlikely in the Cantabrian Sea, in the upper Ebro, in the northeast and in Menorca. .

Las temperatures They will suffer a marked increase in the Peninsula, which will be notable in scattered areas of the interior, but they will go into a slight decrease in the Canary Islands and will not change significantly in the Balearic Islands, on a day with weak frosts in the Pyrenees and, isolated, in the northern mountains, from the center and the southeast.

will predominate winds with an eastern component in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with strong intervals on the coasts of Galicia, Asturias and the Mediterranean, while in the Canary Islands the winds will be from the west and north.

* Information prepared by EFE.

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has raised the rain warning to orange level in the southern interior of the province of Castellónwhere up to 40 liters could be accumulated in one hour or 100 liters in 12 hours.

The warning will be in force until 7 am and the most significant rainfall is occurring in the area of ​​the Sierra de Espadán.

In it north and south coast of the province of Valencia The red warning – the maximum – is maintained until noon due to rains that could leave 40 liters in one hour or up to 180 in 12 hours, more likely in coastal areas.