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Storm Alerts Downgraded Across Valencia as Local Flooding and Disruptions Persist

Forecasters downgraded warnings to yellow with improvement expected by midday.

Overview

  • Aemet shifted the coastal alerts in Valencia and Alicante from orange/red to yellow at 09:00, with advisories projected to lapse around noon, as roughly 180,000 pupils in 53 municipalities kept schools closed through the morning.
  • The Valencia CFReal Oviedo match, postponed on Monday due to the red alert, was officially rescheduled for Tuesday at 20:00 subject to conditions.
  • Localized cloudbursts set standout totals, with Gandia reaching about 225 l/m2 and El Perelló 213 l/m2, where a nursery school and cultural center flooded and agriculture and local infrastructure sustained damage.
  • Rail and road links were disrupted by flooded underpasses—Cercanías C1/C2 saw cancellations near Alfafar-Benetússer and Alzira, Catarroja closed tunnels, and long tailbacks formed on the A-7 and V-30.
  • Emergency services reported numerous interventions without major casualties, including about 70 fire brigade callouts in Valencia and 178 incidents managed by Murcia’s 112, as officials urged caution and highlighted climate-related risk with calls for a national pact.