Overview
- A sudden storm on Tuesday evening dumped roughly 30 litres per square metre in about 20 minutes, turning streets into fast-moving rivers and bringing hail and strong winds.
- 112 Andalucía, local police and fire crews received more than 110 calls for help and Jaén City Council activated a 'pre-emergency' phase to deploy teams overnight to pump out water and clear debris.
- Underground car parks including Roldán y Marín and the Jaén Plaza shopping-centre parking were flooded, while paving stones, terraces and basements suffered widespread material damage as drainage was overwhelmed.
- Video and eyewitness reports show pedestrians knocked off their feet and vehicles swept along streets, but municipal officials said this morning that no injuries have been reported.
- Officials will now assess repair needs and flood resilience because the event shows short, intense downpours can exceed urban drainage capacity and disrupt holiday-period life and transport.