DANA in Malaga: the red alert was lifted, but the orange level remains in several areas

DANA in Malaga: the red alert was lifted, but the orange level remains in several areas

November 14, 2024 – 09:29

Due to the phenomena, the authorities had to suspend urban activities, began to evict the inhabitants and activated the Emergency Plan. At the moment, this climate phenomenon caused more than 200 deaths in Spain since the beginning of the month.

The DANA that since the early hours of this Wednesday has hit part of the province of Malaga He seems to count his last hours. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has already deactivated the red alert that weighed on the regions of Sol and Guadalhorce and Axarquía due to torrential and persistent rains, although it maintains the orange level in the region of Round.

It is worth remembering that the water overflowed the Vélez river until reaching the surface, interrupting traffic, complicating activities in urban areas and causing more situations of danger. Given this, the Malaga government suspended all its actions for this Wednesday due to the announcement of more rain.

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The Malaga government suspended all activities and continues with maximum active alert.

DANA caused intense rainfall

The passing of the DANA It caused intense rainfall, accumulating almost 150 liters per square meter during the day, and forced the evacuation of more than 4,200 people from their homes due to flooding.

Complaints and protests against the authorities

On the first Sunday of this month, inhabitants of the municipality of Paiporta in Valenciaone of the most affected after the passage of DANA, They attacked with mud to the spanish entourageheaded by Kings Felipe and Letizia, the president Pedro Sánchez and the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón.

Shouting “Killers, out, “help”!, those affected by those floods, which claimed more than 214 deathsattacked the members of the procession, in what was planned to be a calm journey.

That episode generated a moment of strain and unleashed another political crisis in the Iberian Peninsula. Queen Letizia ended up with mud on her face and was moved by the reaction of the people, who also shouted “Mazon resignation” and “Pedro Sánchez resignation“.

Source: Ambito

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