Thousands evicted, classes and transportation suspended, serious flooding and even a waterspout These are some of the effects of the new storm that keeps the Spanish Mediterranean on high alert, 15 days after the torrential rains that left more than 200 dead and that hit the tourist province of Malaga this Wednesday.
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This is a meteorological phenomenon known in Spain as dana, similar to the one that devastated the province of Valencia, in the east of the country, on October 29, which will be on red alert – extreme risk – starting at 8 p.m. GMT in some locations. that they have not yet managed to clean the mud from 15 days ago, nor unclog the sewage nor find all those missing from then. In the municipalities most affected by the previous storm, mud cleaning tasks have continued, although the search by sea for the missing was suspended (the last lifeless bodies found were two young children) and now it is feared that the situation will worsen. with new waterspouts.
Along with Valencia, Tarragona, to the northeast, and Malaga, to the southeast, are on red notice, a province that became zone zero of the storm this Wednesday, with torrential rains and hail. And this is isolated depression at high levels (dana) It has hit Malaga for the moment and has forced the evacuation of some 4,000 people from areas susceptible to flooding and the center of the capital has been flooded, practically converted into a pond.