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Cartagena Orders Evacuations as DANA ‘Alice’ Triggers Red-Alert Flood Risk

Officials are expanding shelter capacity under a reinforced emergency deployment.

Overview

  • Authorities cleared residents from Villas Caravaning, Bahía Bella and parts of La Algameca, and pulled workers and parked cars from areas near the Benipila and Santa Lucía ramblas.
  • Roughly 100 people were evacuated, with 34 housed at the Cabezo Beaza sports pavilion as others moved to additional municipal sites prepared for temporary lodging.
  • The Cabezo Beaza center operates as the main shelter with about 50 beds and staff from Civil Protection and Social Services providing assistance.
  • City teams opened extra facilities across the municipality and are monitoring ramblas in real time, while the Guardia Civil reinforced operations at the mayor’s request and regional resources were offered.
  • Rainfall totals climbed sharply during the day, topping 100 l/m² in coastal areas such as Cabo de Palos, and evacuees reported water entering homes as conditions worsened.