Spain is about to surpass the second storm in 15 days without reporting fatalities, although thousands of people remain displaced from their homes following preventive evacuations, especially in the province of Málaga, in the south of the country, due to the danger of river flooding.
During this day, damage has been assessed, mud has been cleaned, and water levels in rivers such as the Guadiaro and Guadalhorce in Málaga, which were on high-risk red alert for flooding, have been closely monitored, similar to Tarragona and Valencia, due to the risk of new heavy rains.
Despite the devastation from the violent storm of October 29 in Valencia with at least 216 people dead and 16 missing, the atmosphere of new overflows has kept the region on edge. On the other hand, in the Campo de Gibraltar area, in Cádiz, there have also been serious incidents with evacuations and rescues in towns like Jimena de la Frontera.
In Málaga, which has been the epicenter of this second storm, there are still 3,000 evacuated individuals who cannot return for precaution. Although the city has regained some normalcy, classes remain suspended and public services are still working on cleaning the roads and restoring the situation.
In particular, the town of Benamargosa, with its 1,500 inhabitants, is struggling to clean the mud that has invaded its streets after the severe flooding caused by the storm in Málaga. The agricultural and livestock sector has suffered serious damage in Axarquía and the Guadalhorce Valley, with losses in citrus, avocados, cabbages, and lettuces, as well as in agricultural infrastructures.
