Heavy rainfall dumps 31 litres in one hour in Cartagena this Wednesday
The storm warning is in place all day today in the Region of Murcia
The continuing storms, which are set to abate from this Thursday June 13 onwards, have caused more disruptions to traffic and floods in buildings this Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12.
For the Campo de Cartagena, Mar Menor and Mazarrón area, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning of the possibility of up to 30 litres of accumulated rainfall per hour. The rest of the Region is on yellow alert, and all of these will remain active until midnight.
Indeed, according to the Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS), 31 litres of rainwater per square metre have already been recorded in Cartagena city in just one hour this morning.
🌧️Llueve con intensidad en #Cartagena
— Onda Regional (@ORMurcia) June 12, 2024
🟡Toda la Región está en aviso amarillo por tormentas y lluvias de 25l/m2 en una hora hasta la media nochehttps://t.co/VHV784pxd1 pic.twitter.com/FRCo9MsVfW
The intensity of the rains caused the plenary session of the Regional Assembly, which was scheduled to begin at 10am with an appearance of the Minister of Agriculture, Sara Rubira, to be delayed. The delay was due to leaks caused by rain inside the building.
Other areas of the Region have also experienced more heavy rains, flooding and fallen trees – including in Lorca, Calasparra and Las Torres de Cotillas – prompting emergency workers to be sent out to help.
[RESUMEN INTERVENCIÓN]
— DEFENSA FORESTAL MURCIA (@defensaforeMUR) June 12, 2024
➡️Apoyo en incidencias provocadas por la tormenta en #LasTorresdeCotillas
🔹24 Achiques y Liberación vías obstaculizadas por arrastres y árboles
➡️Recursos: 70 pax + motobombas y maquinaria
🔸48 #BBFF
🔸10 @aamm_murcia
🔸2 TEX
🔸 #UNAIF
🔸4 #CAPCOOR pic.twitter.com/lRaHW4sc5O
⚠️ [INCIDENCIAS]
— MURCIA FORESTAL (@MurciaForestal) June 11, 2024
Se ha cortado la carretera que atraviesa el #MUP Lomas de La Virgen entre Los Viveros y el Santuario de la Virgen de la Esperanza en #Calasparra por desperfectos en el firme tras la tormenta
⚠️ Circula con precaución, sigue indicaciones y avisa @112rmurcia pic.twitter.com/r41IkrzZSQ
Miembros del Servicio de Emergencias y Protección Civil del Ayuntamiento de #Lorca ya trabajan quitando obstáculos de la calzada y evitando inundaciones. En la imagen, en el Camino Hondo de la ciudad.
— 112 Región de Murcia (@112rmurcia) June 11, 2024
📸 @112Lorca pic.twitter.com/Lrhrnqi7pc
In Murcia city, meanwhile, the Association for the Conservation of the Heritage of the Huerta de Murcia (Huermur) has filed a complaint with the Seprona environmental unit of the Guardia Civil to investigate white foam that appeared this morning in the Segura River as it passes through the city.
Not for the first time, the heavy rains have caused the soapy foam to materialise in the river. As well as the Guardia Civil police, Huermur has asked the CHS and the City Council of Murcia to investigate.
The conservation organisation say they are disappointed about the lack of action over “these recurrent episodes of white foam in the river every time it rains” and the “poor quality” of the river, for which they have received no “credible” answers. As such, they say they are considering resorting to other channels at national or European level to raise awareness about this situation.
The forecast for this Thursday is for improving conditions and there will be no active warnings for adverse meteorological phenomena. There will still be wet patches, but it will be weaker and more scattered, fizzling out as we approach the weekend.
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Image 1: CEIS
Image 2: Aemet
Image 3: Huermur
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