Lower Aragon, Matarraña, Lower Aragon-Caspe and Maestrazgo on alert for possible floods

The emergency services of the Community of Aragon have been alerted to the possibility of heavy rainfall that could cause sudden flooding of river beds and ravines in the lower section of the Ebro. The Ebro Hydrographic Confederation (CHE) has issued the warning this morning about the possibility of extraordinary local flooding in ravines and smaller riverbeds this Wednesday, based on the forecasts of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

In this regard, the CHE has warned that 180 litres per square metre could be reached in 12 hours in the Lower Ebro and 100 l/m2 in 12 hours in Lower Aragón and Puertos de Beceite due to persistent rain, and 60 l/m2 in 1 hour in the southeastern quadrant of the basin due to the intensity of the rainfall.

For this reason, the 112 Aragón Emergency Centre recommends that the population not approach the riverbeds in the regions of Bajo Aragón, Bajo Aragón-Caspe, Matarraña and Maestrazgo, as well as avoid travelling near ravines in these areas.

RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW ALERT IN CATALONIA AND VALENCIAN COMMUNITY

A situation that occurs despite the fact that Aemet has not issued any warning for the Aragonese region, according to the data from 10:00 am, due to the meteorological situation in the Mediterranean area, with areas on red, orange and yellow warning. Thus, a greater accumulation is expected in these Aragonese regions bordering Catalonia and the Valencian Community.

Specifically, in Catalonia, the southern coast of Tarragona is at red level and the rest of the province is at orange level except for the central depression, which is at yellow. The pre-coastal and coastal areas of Barcelona and the pre-coastal, southern and Ampurdán coasts of Girona are also at yellow level.

As for the Valencian Community, the northern coast of Castellón, the northern coast and the southern coast of Valencia, and the northern coast of Alicante are in orange. The rest of the region is in yellow.