Overview

• AEMET declared red alerts and the Generalitat sent ES-Alert warnings, prompting widespread school and business closures, including Ford Almussafes and major retailers.
• Localized cloudbursts inundated towns such as Aldaia, Sueca, Cullera, Alzira and La Safor, with La Saleta ravine overflowing and peak accumulations near 360 l/m² in parts of Gandía.
• Emergency coordination limited harm, with local officials reporting no personal injuries as 112 logged 257 weather-related incidents from Sunday afternoon.
• Rice paddies in the Albufera and Ribera Baixa were submerged during harvest; farmers say fields must be drained within about two days, with pumps and gates already operating after the lagoon rose from 9 to 19 cm.
• The storms exposed persistent infrastructure gaps as Cullera’s sports pavilion flooded again, Algemesí awaited state authorization for larger collectors and a storm tank, and coastal leaders in El Perelló sought stronger drainage and protection, while political friction surfaced over crisis coordination and presence.