This is confirmed by the 112 of Extremadura, which has indicated that every one have escaped unhurt and are in good situation. They are aged residents who’ve been transferred to the services proposed by the City Council, the place they’ll stay for now.
Some homes have needed to be evacuated to keep away from potential dangers. The water has flooded the streets, dragging automobiles, additionally inflicting main harm to avenue furnishings. There have been breaks in some partitions and the water has flooded basements and garages, as might be seen in some movies recorded by the neighbors with their cell phones.
National freeway 523 that offers entry to La Roca de la Sierra is minimize off. The flood has precipitated a gap within the highway that connects the city with Puebla de Obando. Some automobiles have needed to spend three hours stopped and have needed to flip round.
The state of affairs is repeated all through Extremadura. In Valdebótoa (Badajoz), the firefighters needed to rescue one other man who had been trapped inside his automobile because of the flooding of the Guadia River.
Agents from the Traffic group of the Civil Guard are regulating circulation, since cuts are going down on some roads, with fifteen black spots. There are detours on the A-5 motorway and the state of affairs may be very difficult on some secondary roads between Cáceres and Badajoz
Roads that proceed to be minimize off by floods within the #Badajoz province:
❌N-523Cáceres-Badajoz
❌EX-325 between Villar del Rey and Venta Zapatón
❌EX-327 from La Roca de la Sierra to Montijo
❌EX-316 at km 16,800, between Castiblanco and Valdecaballeros
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— Del.Gob.Extremadura (@DGobExtremadura) December 13, 2022
In Zarza de Granadilla, north of Cáceres, a number of roads are additionally blocked. Civil Guard and firefighters have had to assist the neighbors by draining water this morning. Other affected areas are Ibor, subsequent to the Castañar de Ibor pure pool, in Jaraíz de la Vera, in Collado de la Vera and in Navezuelas.
The rainfall has additionally affected the rail connection between Extremadura and Madrid, within the neighborhood of Talavera de la Reina.
Agents from the Traffic group of the Civil Guard are regulating circulation, since cuts are going down on some roads, with fifteen black spots. There are detours on the A-5 motorway and the state of affairs may be very difficult on some secondary roads between Cáceres and Badajoz because of the swimming pools of water that originate on the asphalt.
The 112 Extremadura recommends that your complete inhabitants not hit the highway, if it’s not important. The Aemet has maintained the orange degree for rain and wind all through the neighborhood, the place rainfall accumulates greater than 80 liters per sq. meter in 12 hours and wind gusts can attain 70 km/h.
The 112 Emergency Care Center in Extremadura has obtained a complete of 484 calls since 00:00 on December 13. There have been 29 incidents associated to hostile meteorological phenomena, 20 of them within the province of Cáceres and the opposite 9 in Badajoz.
At this time, a gathering of the Advisory Committee is being held to coordinate the actions derived from the extreme rains suffered by the area, which has been elevated to degree 1 of the Civil Protection Plan (INUNCAEX).