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After the rivers were overflowing during the night, the situation has improved

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in many areas, garages and homes, especially in the Butron River basin, which has affected 36 residents in Maruri. 

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Floods in Butron. Photo: EITB

Mungia Station, in the Butron River basin, has descended on the green level, like the Sangroniz Station, in the Bilbao River, according to Euskalmet in the yellow rain warning.

The high tide of the morning has not had any serious impact, but in the last few hours the Butron River has overflowed as it passed through Mungia and Maruri and the water has entered garages and houses. In Maruri, the water has entered new houses and 36 neighbours have been damaged. In Mungia, on a bridge over the river, municipal workers have removed a railing.

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In Bakio, the Stepona River is in some areas of great flood; in Álava, the Zadorra River is on alert, and in Gipuzkoa, the Urumea River, in Castejón, is descending, the Ebro River is still on alert. 

The rainfall accumulated yesterday was particularly intense at several points: 79.6 litres per square metre in Eskas, 64.3 litres in Mallabia, 63.4 litres in Urkiola, 61.1 litres in Almike, 61 litres in Añarbe and 60.2 litres in Aixola.

In addition, in Getaria, a rock the size of a car has been suspended in the air, trapped by the protective net of the N-634, dragged away by the rain.

The Director of Strategy of the Basque Water Agency (URA), Jose Maria Sanz, said last night on Radio Euskadi that, unless there is a momentary scare, the situation caused by the heavy rains will improve throughout the day and is not expected to worsen.

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