Earth Watch Report - Flooding
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| 17.11.2012 | Flash Flood | Spain | Andalusia, Alhaurin de la Torre |  |
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Flash Flood in Spain on Saturday, 17 November, 2012 at 18:12 (06:12 PM) UTC.
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| Inland in Alhaurín de la Torre, 35 families were evacuated as a precautionary measure, while four families were moved from their homes in Antequera and two people in Cártama were rescued from their isolated, riverside property. Álora Mayor, José Sánchez said that some roads had disappeared completely, while a water course through the area was running very high. Residents in the Bellavista district of the municipality lost their drinking water supply after wells which serve them were inundated on Friday. These wells have only recently been repaired from the previous floods in September. |
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| 17.11.2012 | Flash Flood | Spain | Andalusia, Malaga |  |
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Flash Flood in Spain on Saturday, 17 November, 2012 at 16:52 (04:52 PM) UTC.
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| Spain’s meteorological agency has placed the southern region bordering the Mediterranean on alert due to torrential rain that has submerged the downtown area of the region’s capital city. Malaga, on the Costa del Sol, one of Europe’s most popular beachside tourist destinations, has endured almost five inches 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain from midnight to midday Saturday, the agency said. Television footage showed torrents of water plunging rapidly downhill through streets and the city’s main shopping quarter chest-deep in muddy water with hours more heavy rain still expected to fall. The rain caused large traffic jams as tunnels and boulevards flooded. Local media reports said the coast had also been hit by a mini-tornado. |
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Flash Flood in Spain on Saturday, 17 November, 2012 at 16:52 (04:52 PM) UTC.
| Updated: | Saturday, 17 November, 2012 at 18:11 UTC |
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| Heavy rains for the last two days, together with waterspouts on Saturday morning, have caused flooding in Málaga province, with the worse incidences being in the capital city of Málaga. With the province still recovering from the flooding in September 2012, it has now happened again. From around 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, emergency calls were coming in for more than 300 incidents, caused by heavy rains and flooding in the province of Málaga. The Andalucian government delegation activated the Emergency Flood Plan at level 1. Most of the emergency calls were from Málaga city, with flooded homes, garages, premises, cellars and road network problems. Fortunately, so far no injuries or deaths have been reported. The rise in the level of streams and rivers has caused some flooding in Málaga city, particularly Paseo de Sancha, and in the Casabermeja orchard. Many branches, trees and other objects are lying in the roads due to the wind and heavy rains. The problems apparently started with three waterspouts which occurred consecutively. Several of the main arteries of Málaga city, including Avenida de AndalucÃa, have been flooded, with trash bins swept away by the waters, and some residents had to use their canoes to move in areas such as the Pedregalejo promenade. The Cerrado de Calderón traffic tunnel, part of the ring road of Málaga, was temporarily cut by landslides this morning in the direction of Cadiz but has already been reopened. The Guadalmedina River, which runs through the center of the city is usually dry, but today was awash with water. | |
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