Classes suspended, 3,000 people evacuated and multiple roads cut in Andalusia due to storm Leonardo
Cadiz is on red alert for heavy rains. The mountain ranges and areas that may be flooded by have been particularly concerned. For this reason, the EMU Military Emergency Unit will work to maintain the mining ballots and to carry out water and ground rescue operations at various points.
Classes have been suspended this Wednesday in Andalusia, except in Almeria due to storm Leonardo, in addition to the eviction of 3,000 people from their homes in the provinces of Cadiz, Jaén and Malaga, and the closure of the AP-4 motorway between Cadiz and Seville, off Jerez de la Frontera.
On the other hand, high-speed traffic between Malaga and Antequera is interrupted by a landslide in the municipality of Alora.
In the province of Cadiz\u00A0 are on red alertand the firefighters have had to carry out about 40 interventions tonight due to rain-related incidents, none of which are relevant, according to the provincial consortium.
In Grazalema, a red warning area of the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET), 165 litres of water per square metre has been dumped in the first six and a half hours of this Wednesday, without any significant incidents.
Seville
A total of seven roads are cut off in the province of Seville and there are power cuts in rural areas of Corip and Morón de la Frontera. The depression has affected 1900 users, according to the Subdelegation of the Government in Seville.
Huelva
On the other hand, the Ayamonte City Council (Huelva) has reported that, although the level of the Guadiana River has risen significantly in the last few hours due to the emptying of the extraordinary reservoirs of the Alqueva, Pedroo (Portugal) and Chanza dams, the situation has not caused any significant incidents or overflows.
The Military Emergency Unit (EMU) has specified that it will work in various parts of Andalusia to stop mining wells and to carry out water and ground rescue.
The Es-Alert message from the Civil Protection Alert was sent yesterday afternoon to the phones of 48 Andalusian municipalities with heavy rains and winds due to the Leonardo depression.
Red warning of rain in Grazalema (Cadiz) and Sierra de Ronda (Malaga) and orange around the high Strait of Cadiz. In addition, another Es-Alert message has been sent to Jaen, Los Puentes area, for flood risk.
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