US EditionSevilla Floodgates Closed for the Second Time in History
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Sevilla floodgates closed for the second time in history
Sevilla authorities have closed the Vega de Triana floodgates along the Guadalquivir River as a precautionary measure following heavy rainfall and adverse weather caused by Storm Leonardo. Civil protection services acted early on Thursday to reduce the risk of flooding in low-lying areas of the city. Officials stressed that the measure was preventive, not in response to an imminent breach… Source
The mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, has confirmed that the City of Seville has ordered the closure of the floodgates of the Wall of Defense of the Guadalquivir, a structure created in 2011 to protect the city, and specifically the Triana neighborhood, from the floods of the river. It is only the second time in the short history of the infrastructure in which it is necessary to activate it.
After a chaotic day this Wednesday throughout Andalusia in which the community recorded a thousand incidents, with hundreds of evictions due to the deleted Leonardo, Seville lives this Thursday another day marked by the weather instability, with yellow warnings activated by the State Agency of Meteorology until 18.00 hours by strong gusts of wind that can exceed 70 kilometers per hour in the capital. Thus, the firefighters have closed the floodg…
The decision has been taken on a preventive basis and with the aim of preventing possible flooding in Triana
The preventive closure of the floodgates of the Vega de Triana has been decreed before a "eventual flood" of the Guadalquivir River, although the mayor insists that there is no need to worry because "there is a lot of room left"
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