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Red Warnings, ES‑Alert and School Closures as Gabrielle’s Rains Sweep Eastern Spain

Mass precautions plus lingering repair gaps shape a tense response, with rescues in Aragón alongside initial calm in Valencia’s hardest‑hit towns.

Overview

  • Spain’s meteorological agency issued red warnings for parts of Valencia, Castellón and the Tarragona coast tied to the remnants of Hurricane Gabrielle, and Protección Civil sent a 15:28 ES‑Alert urging people to seek higher ground and avoid waterways.
  • Authorities reinforced 112 call centers, activated contingency plans and suspended classes in Valencia city and other municipalities, while Catalonia pushed mobile alerts in the Terres de l’Ebre area.
  • Aragón reported 126 incidents and 1,664 emergency calls between 15:00 and 23:59 on Sunday, including the Huerva overflowing, road disruptions and overnight sheltering in Cuarte de Huerva as crews deployed for cleanup.
  • In the Region of Murcia, near a hundred incidents were handled with vehicle rescues and a cut on the N‑301 between Murcia and Molina de Segura, where gauges measured up to 74 l/m².
  • Valencian municipalities in last year’s zone zero said sewer networks largely held overnight and kept monitoring vulnerable spots, as a political row grew over President Carlos Mazón’s presence, with criticism from the Government’s delegate and a PP defense that he returned before the red alert.