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The rain alert and mobility restrictions in Catalonia have ended

Civil Protection of the Generalitat has deactivated this morning the alert part of the Special Emergency Plan for flood danger in Catalonia (Inuncat) and in addition the alert of the Procicat Plan for sturdy waves.

The bulk of the rainfall has already ended, in addition to the sturdy waves within the excessive south, though each plans are nonetheless on pre-alert for the following few hours, experiences the Government of Catalonia. Furthermore, inside 24 hours the mobility restrictions that had been in drive in 5 areas since 6:00 a.m. yesterday, Wednesday, ended.

The heaviest rains yesterday fell primarily within the excessive southern areas and Tarragona, with some notable intensities and accumulations, such because the 122.1 liters collected all through the day in Ulldecona (within the Els Valentins space) ; 43.2 l/m in half-hour in Alcanar; 41.6 in Ulldecona and 24.6 in Mas de Barberans.

Until the night time, the rainfall has remained primarily within the Ebro Delta space and round 10:00 p.m. there was a storm of torrential depth within the Alcanar space. For this motive, an alert has been despatched to cell phones within the municipality of Alcanar asking to go to the higher flooring and never transfer. The water has come down with depth from the ravines by some streets of the municipality however no notable incidents have been recorded. Once the majority of the rainfall had handed, and as anticipated, at midnight the mobility restrictions and suspension of actions within the Baix Ebre, Baix Camp, Ribera d’Ebre, Montsià and Tarragonès areas ended.

Likewise, in these areas, warning have to be maintained as a result of rains which have affected these territories in latest hours. The warning stays in place for accumulation of greater than 100 l/m in 24 hours in Baix Ebre, Montsià and Terra Alta till this morning.

During the episode and till 1:00 a.m. the emergency phone quantity 112 has obtained a complete of 787 calls which have generated 708 information primarily in Tarragonès (242), Barcelonès (106), Baix Camp (104); and Montsià (58), particularly resulting from requests for info, flooding of basements, structural danger or visitors incidents. Since yesterday morning, Wednesday, the Generalitat Firefighters have obtained 52 notices for companies associated to the storm, the bulk within the North Metropolitan Emergency Region, with 17, adopted by the South Metropolitan, with 14, and Tarragona, with 8. , and Tierras del Ebro, with 6. At night time, the firefighters additionally monitored the ravines within the Alcanar space.

According to the Catalan Traffic Service, the TP-3311 roads from La Galera to La Sénia and the TV-3322 in Ulldecona are presently closed resulting from flooding.

Regarding prepare circulation, Renfe experiences this morning that circulation has been restored on the R15, whereas the service on the R16 between Tarragona-Tortosa-València stays suspended and on the R17, the shuttle service between Tarragona and Salou/PortAventura. (Efe)