Overview
- Aemet’s red warning for extreme rainfall was issued Saturday night and stood down by early Sunday, following torrential downpours that locally approached 120 mm in 12 hours.
- The Junta’s Hidrosur network declared a red flood warning on the Guadalhorce after flows neared 1,053 m3/s with depth close to 5.5 metres, leading to flooded streets and cut access in Cártama where some residents were relocated.
- Civil Protection activated ES-Alert phone warnings around 9 p.m. across 27 municipalities with guidance to avoid travel, high-risk areas and low crossings.
- Municipal emergency plans were enacted in multiple towns as 112 Andalucía handled more than 50 incidents, with road closures including the A-7057 in Cártama, MA-5401 near Casarabonela, and a temporary shutdown of the A-397; a section of a bridge in Tolox collapsed.
- Hidrosur gauges reported significant totals such as about 101 mm in Casarabonela, roughly 102 mm at Aljaima in Cártama and 80 mm in Coín, while reservoir storage climbed toward 300 million cubic metres, up about 20 million in two weeks.