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Valencia Cancels Monday Classes at 19 Schools, Closes Parks Under Orange Rain Alert

Forecasts of up to 250 l/m2 prompt flood preparations shaped by last year’s DANA.

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Mapa de las previsiones meteorológicas de Aemet para este lunes en Valencia
Imagen de una persona cruzando un paso de cebra un día de lluvia en Valencia

Overview

  • City officials activated the orange alert protocol for heavy rain and a yellow alert for storms after AEMET and the emergency coordination center warned of high rainfall and flood risk.
  • Classes on Monday, 29 September, are suspended at 19 named schools in Pedanías Sur and designated flood‑prone areas of Valencia.
  • Outdoor activities of the Fundación Deportiva Municipal are suspended and the city has closed parks, gardens, libraries located within those parks, and municipal cemeteries.
  • The CAES emergency climate center in El Carmen is opening, joining existing CAES sites in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Benimaclet.
  • The Generalitat has its special flood plan active, with orange and yellow weather alerts also set in Castellón and Alicante, and emergency chief Irene Rodríguez urges continued vigilance as forecasts may change.