Issue No. 1977
25 - 31 May 2023
COSTA DE ALMERIA • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
FLASH FLOODS
Credit Antas Council
Many streets were flooded. Credit Ametse Twitter
V E R A T OW N H A L L on Tuesday May 23 activated a Municipal Emergency Plan due to the risk of floods in the area, as a re sult of the extreme rainfall across Almeria. Between 3pm and 9pm on Monday, May 22, the extreme rainfall resulted in around 40 incidents, ac cording to the Emergen cias de Andalucia. The affected areas in cluded, Nijar, El Ejido, Purchena, Albox, Carbon eras, HuercalOvera, Los Gallardos, Cuevas de Al manzora, Garrucha, Vera, Zurgena, as well as in Almeria capital. Most of the incidents have been due to debris deposited on roads in dif ferent areas of the province. On the AL6112 in Carboneras, the Guardia Civil reported that the road had been blocked at kilometre 2 by the exit of a ravine. The municipality of Vera in particular was under se vere strain, with homes flooded including five peo ple, three adults and two minors, evacuated from a farmhouse in El Real de Vera. Thankfully there was no record of injuries. Also in Vera, some warnings were coordinated for vehicles that became stranded on the road. In the Almeria capital, a postal delivery man was injured when driving on Avenida de Cabo de Gata where he crashed into a sewer overflowing with rain. He was taken by the health services to the Tor recardenas Hospital. In Tijola, a young wom an of 18 and a man of 57
Image: Ayuntamiento de Vera. / Twitter
John Ensor
People were advised to exert extreme caution.
years were evacuated to the hospital of Baza fol lowing an accident in which they fell down a ravine. In Cuevas de Almanzora, firefighters located a man who had not been heard from since the morning on the beach of Quitapelle jos, in Villaricos. The man was later found inside his vehicle, trapped in an area by mud. The man was in good condition and did not require medical assis tance. The State Meteorologi cal Agency (Aemet) issued an Orange weather warn ing, which was put into force in many places until
9am on Wednesday May 24. Residents were advised to exert extreme caution
and follow some selfpro tection guidelines to pre vent risks and ensure safe ty.
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