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Flash Floods Batter Southern Valencia as Generalitat Presses Madrid to Fast-Track River Works

Regional leaders call for emergency treatment of long-delayed Júcar basin projects after barranco overflows sent water into homes.

Overview

  • AEMET issued a red alert for extreme rainfall on the southern Valencia coast, with accumulations above 180 liters per square meter in under 12 hours.
  • The Generalitat activated the Es-Alert system for mass notifications as emergency crews pumped water and monitored rapidly rising channels.
  • Massanassa warned residents of a possible overflow of the Poyo ravine, urging people to avoid river margins and move vehicles from flood-prone areas.
  • The Barxeta ravine overflowed, flooding streets and entering homes in La Pobla Llarga and Carcaixent, with Cogullada cut off until midday Monday.
  • President Juanfran Pérez Llorca visited affected zones, demanded that flood-mitigation works be treated as urgent, warned of possible legal action, and criticized delays by the Júcar river authority with no confirmed start date for key projects.