The Generalitat sends an alert to cell phones on the coast and pre-coastal to take excessive warning resulting from heavy rains | News from Catalonia | EUROtoday

The Generalitat of Catalonia despatched an alert yesterday Wednesday at ten o’clock at evening to all cell phones on the coast and pre-coastal as a result of arrival of intense rains, which might turn out to be torrential. The Department of the Interior asks that journey be minimized, and that individuals not go close to rivers or ravines. The Generalitat has not imposed, nonetheless, restrictions on mobility. All universities, besides URV and UdL, have suspended lessons for your entire day, though Pompeu Fabra has introduced that exercise shall be interrupted till 1 p.m. The fall of a wall has prompted the interruption of the R15 between Mora and Ascó, and there are additionally damages on the R14 between Lleida and La Plana de Picamoixons resulting from a breakdown that interrupts circulation in Riu Milans. The remainder of the suburban traces have additionally suffered delays throughout the storm and the R2 has been interrupted, since 8:00, between Castelldefels and Granollers Center resulting from an incident on the Gavà station.

The rains began this morning and are anticipated to final nearly all of Thursday. The technical committee of Pla Inuncat has analyzed the evolution of the rains, led final evening by the president of the Generalitat, Savador Illa, accompanied by the Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon. The director of the Meteorological Service of Catalonia, Sarai Sarroca, assured that the rain “will be intense, but will not last long”, with an depth of 4 out of 6, with about 40 liters per sq. meter in half an hour.

The rains have begun to advance from the south of Tarragona in the direction of the north of Catalonia. Starting at midday they are going to consider the shoreline and pre-coastal space of ​​Girona and the Pyrenees. Until seven within the morning, the Generalitat Firefighters had acquired 21 notices, and 112 had acquired 117 calls.

Parlon harassed that the rain is predicted to not be static, however to maneuver, which in precept will make it extra unlikely that enormous concentrations of water will happen that trigger flooding. The metropolis of Barcelona has activated its municipal emergency plan for drainage insufficiency within the alert section resulting from heavy rains. The first snowfalls are additionally anticipated within the Pyrenees, though they won’t be intense.

Parlon has highlighted that all through the evening and early morning the Operational Coordination Center of Catalonia (Cecat) shall be strengthened. Parlon has requested residents for “prudence” and above all to keep away from pointless journeys and transferring the car whether it is close to streams or flood zones.