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Valencia on Red Rain Alert: Schools Closed, Transport Disrupted, Valencia–Oviedo Postponed

Preventive measures follow official warnings of extreme flood risk across the province.

Overview

  • Authorities suspended classes in 243 municipalities, keeping more than 550,000 pupils at home and shifting some university teaching online for Tuesday in affected areas.
  • The RFEF postponed Valencia CF vs Real Oviedo at Mestalla, with a provisional plan to play Tuesday at 20:00 if conditions allow.
  • Transport operators reported disruptions including flight cancellations at Manises airport and delays or temporary suspensions on rail and Metrovalencia services.
  • Healthcare operations tightened as roughly 1,100 staff did not attend work and up to 17 auxiliary consultorios remained closed, with urgent and oncology care ensured.
  • Retail and local responses varied as Consum kept stores and online orders closed in red-alert zones, road entries into the city fell by 50% to 75%, and some councils such as Almàssera lifted Tuesday suspensions after reassessing risk.