Overview
- Guadalhorce overflowed in Cártama, topping 5.5 meters, flooding neighborhoods and prompting evacuations and boat rescues as 112 sent Es‑Alert messages to 27 municipalities.
- AEMET’s red alert in Málaga’s Sol y Guadalhorce ran to 04:00 before shifting to orange in La Axarquía, with diverted flights, halted commuter trains and widespread road incidents reported overnight.
- Andalusia’s emergency service logged 339 incidents—304 in Málaga—while authorities deployed Infoca units, additional fire crews and equipment to support mud removal and access restoration; river levels are now receding.
- In Murcia, AEMET briefly raised Vega del Segura to red after torrential downpours delivered up to 66 l/m² in one hour at Abanilla, closing local roads and triggering park restrictions and event cancellations.
- Valencia province is under an orange alert all day, leading to the closure of parks and cemeteries and the suspension of Expojove and municipal outdoor events, as heavy rain bands shift inland; in contrast, Catalonia’s reservoirs have risen to 72.9% capacity.