Shortly after the heavy storms in the Spanish region of Valencia, residents of the Costa del Sol fear similar destructive storms. A state of emergency already applies in Malaga, Marbella and Co. Neighbors even tie their packed cars to lampposts.
The residents of the Sunny Coast are preparing for the flooding. As another low-pressure area sweeps across parts of Spain – just two weeks after the devastating floods that left more than 220 dead and 23 still missing.
Images and videos posted on social networks are already evidence of precarious conditions. In Malaga, for example, 3,000 people have already been evacuated and brought to safety. Regional bus and train services were halted.
However, there is a red hazard warning in place for Malaga until midnight and until 10pm. The orange warning level applies to other areas in Andalusia, Catalonia and the Valencian Community.
Residents in the region had received a warning message from the government via text message: “Red warning. Extreme risk of rain… Be very careful, avoid travel”.
More than 3,000 people on and around the Costa del Sol were evacuated and brought to safety.
The amount of rain in Valencia, Malage and Tarragona can reach more than 200 liters per square meter. The Emergencias 112 Twitter account (see below) states: “All health centers belonging to the Málaga Guadalhorce health district will close their doors.
Images also show a mini tornado lifting heavy solar panels on the roof into the air like paper before falling to the ground.
Mallorca has already survived the storms
Heavy rain had already fallen on the holiday island of Mallorca on Tuesday afternoon and night, and locally there were some small landslides and fallen trees. In the morning the sun largely shone again and the storms moved west towards the Spanish mainland. The third highest warning level, yellow, only applied to the east coast of the island.
The low pressure area is based on the same “cold drop” phenomenon typical of the Mediterranean as that of October 29. In some places, as much water fell within eight hours as would normally fall in an entire year – in some places even up to 490 liters per square meter.
Source: Krone
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