Overview
- Spain published the definitive recovery and resilience plan for the DANA‑hit territory, detailing €731 million for recovery and €551 million for prevention, including a €60 million program to adapt buildings in flood‑risk areas.
- On‑the‑ground works accelerated: Torrent began demolishing 56 unsafe homes on Maestro Fortea to stabilize the Barranco del Poyo slope and repair a damaged collector, and CHJ advanced defenses along the Magro in l’Alcúdia with a gabion wall and removal of a riverside factory to widen the channel.
- CHJ confirmed river‑corridor changes and new designs on the Magro, keeping the post‑flood width at Alfarb and planning further widening and bridge adjustments near Algemesí, alongside sediment regrading and bank armoring.
- Local mitigation continued with two anti‑return valves now being installed in Polinyà del Xúquer and rural connectivity restored in Llombai through a rebuilt Magro crossing, as the regional government reports most damaged farm roads repaired.
- Hydraulic studies attribute the devastation to extreme, short‑lived surges, with the Barranco del Poyo rising to about 3,200 m3/s at the A‑3 crossing, while victims testifying in Congress denounce emergency failures and cite 515 arrests for looting in the immediate aftermath.