Red Alert in Eastern Spain: Torrential Rain Floods Schools, Supermarkets and a Hospital
Storm Alice causes flooding and travel disruptions across southeastern Spain with up to 50 liters of rain per square meter per hour, emergency services report over 130 calls.
- On Monday, the State Meteorological Agency in Spain issued an orange alert for Ibiza and Formentera for Monday and Tuesday, warning of heavy rain from 10am to midnight in Tarragona, Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia.
- Driven by Storm Alice, severe weather has battered southeastern Spain and the Balearic Islands, with rain expected to continue at least until Saturday, October 18.
- Up to 50 liters per square meter in one hour is forecast on Monday, with Mediterranean Corridor train services suspended and Ibiza airport flooded, causing roads submerged and travel disruption.
- Emergency services have rescued drivers from submerged vehicles and Emergency Services 112 recorded 67 calls in the Pitiusas, while Civil Protection sheltered 47 people at the Tavi y Carmona Sports Complex.
- The Pitiusas Islands will be under orange risk from 8pm Monday to 8am Tuesday, with rain persisting on Tuesday and easing by Wednesday afternoon; videos show torrents sweeping vehicles in Tarragona province.
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Red alert in eastern Spain: torrential rain floods schools, supermarkets and a hospital
A new update has been issued regarding the severe weather warnings caused by Storm Dana Alice. The Valencian Emergency Coordination Centre has upgraded the rain warning for the southern coast of Valencia from orange to red, signalling a situation of extreme risk.
Very intense and even torrential rains are expected, one more day, in the Mediterranean areaFrom cold gout to dana with its own name: "With this system, the population pays more attention" The dana Alice and other associated factors will maintain the instability this Monday in the eastern peninsular and Balearic Islands, where very strong and even torrential rains are expected in some points, according to the forecast the State Agency of Meteoro…
Alice leaves after a weekend of torrential rains throughout the eastern peninsular area and the Balearic Islands, but the influence of a cold mass in height on Spain will provoke on Monday that instability continues in areas of the interior and eastern Mediterranean area, which will be affected by heavy rains and storms in the case of Aragon, Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Navarre and Valencian Community, according to the predi…
Torrevieja Returns to Normal After the Passage of Storm “DANA Alice”
Mayor Eduardo Dolón praises the professionalism and hard work of all CECOPAL members in managing the climate emergency After the passage of DANA Alice through Torrevieja and the subsequent improvement in weather conditions, the city officially moved to a Yellow Alert (low risk) at 8:00 a.m. this morning, which will remain in place until 8:00 p.m. Although some isolated storms could still occur, they are expected to be much less intense than thos…

In the Spanish region of Tarragona, severe storms also occurred after the storm was submerged by "Alice" Mallorca and Ibiza.
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