Storm “Claudia” causes overflows in Ávila and Cáceres after a night of heavy rain | Spain

The storm Claudia This morning heavy rains left the south of the province of Ávila and the north of Cáceres, where red rain was reported until 6 am. The rainfall, which in some places reached 150 litres, caused overflows in the Barco de Ávila and the Muñomoral, although the damage remains to be quantified. The governments of Extremadura and Castilla y León have also sent alerts to mobile phones so that citizens can exercise maximum caution and avoid unnecessary travel.

The Tormes River overflowed as it crossed El Barco de Ávila, where its mayor, Pilar Araoz, told RNE that “the entire riverbed was covered.” In this period the rains have lost intensity and the alert has been lowered to yellow, while the flow of the stream decreases. Around 11.30pm on Thursday, residents of the Central System area and the south of the province of Ávila received an ES Alert message informing them of the red weather alert and urging them to avoid travel. The Durero Automatic Information System reported around 7 am that the situation in Puente del Congosto (Salamanca) was complicated due to the flood of the Tormes, which at that time was carrying 929 cubic meters per second, although the trend was no longer increasing.

An overflow of the Hurdano River also occurred in Muñomoral, in the north of Cáceres, where residents also received an ES Alert message. In the municipality of Tornavacas, 147 liters per square meter were collected during the night, in Piornal 120. The government of Extremadura has activated the flood plan and a Cecopi has been established to follow the evolution of the rainfall during the night.

The DGT reported the closure of several roads due to rain in both provinces. In Ávila, the regional lines AV-P-536 and AV-P-537 to Barco de Ávila were closed after 6:00, while in Cáceres the CC-224 to Hervás was closed. The storm also forced the closure of three roads in Gran Canaria (the GC-60 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, the GC-200 in Candelaria and El Risco and the GC-605 in La Culata).