Andalusia’s emergency services are monitoring river flows with extreme concern: six are at the red level of maximum risk and another 18 remain at the orange level. The severe storm brought by the Leonardo storm has forced the closure of roads, the suspension of classes and train services, bringing the week to a standstill.
Among the concerns facing the government in the coming days, explained Antonio Sanz, Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Regional Government of Andalusia, is the rising water levels in rivers.
Rivers in Andalusia at red level: possible flooding
Specifically, six of them are at red alert level in the provinces of Cadiz, Seville, Granada, and Malaga.
- Hozgarganta River in Jimena (Cadiz).
- El Álamo, in Benalup-Casas Viejas (Cadiz).
- The Barca de la Florida section in Jerez (Cadiz).
- Guadaíra River in Arahal (Seville)
- Torre del Águila reservoir in Seville.
- In Granada, the Ríofrío in Loja
- And in Málaga, the Guadiario in the Majaceite section.
18 Andalusian rivers at orange level
Almost twenty Andalusian rivers are under orange alert. They are as follows:
- The Guadalhorce in Teba (Malaga).
- The Guadiario in San Pablo de Buceite (Cadiz).
- The Guadalete in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz).
- Junta de los Ríos, Arcos de la Frontera (Cádiz).
- The Genil in Loja and Íllora (Granada).
- In Jabalquinto, the Odiel River (Jaén).
- In Huelva, the orange alert affects the Rivera de Malagón, the Rivera de Huelva in Zufre, and the Múrtigas River in Encinasola.
- The Anzur River in Lucena (Córdoba).
- In Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba), the Cabra River.
- Also the Guadalquivir in Córdoba capital and the Guadamatila.
The five rivers with orange alerts in Seville
In Seville , the rivers affected by this alert are the Corbones, in Puebla de Cazalla; the Guadamiar, in Sanlúcar la Mayor; the Rivera de Huesna, in Villanueva del Río; and the Santiago stream in Utrera.
In addition to the rivers in question, there are three reservoirs marked in orange. Namely:El Portillo in Granada, Melonares, and El Pintado in Seville. Likewise, there are 32 rivers and 13 reservoirs at yellow level scattered throughout the community.