Benidorm closes to the traffic several streets because of the severe downpour and evacuates preventely more than 80 caravans from a campsite

Citizens are asked to keep precautions against the possible entry of a new front

The heavy rains that have occurred throughout the morning in Benidorm as a result of the storm on the Mediterranean area has forced the City Council to cut punctually several streets of the Rincon de Loix and La Cala as a preventive measure to prevent the vehicles could get caught . Likewise, and also for prevention, more than 80 caravans have been evicted from a campsite. According to data from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), between 11.00 and 12.00 hours have fallen in Benidorm between 29 and 49 liters per square meter - depending on the areas - although the bulk of the rainfall has occurred In a period of about 15 minutes. Due to the intensity of these rains, the Local Police has made punctual cuts - approximately 10 minutes - in Atmella del Mar, Zamora, Toledo, Spanish Armada, Alfonso Puchades - at the height of the Numbre One curve - And the ravines Racharell and El Murtal. In addition, the street Pajares has been closed to prevent the circulation of vehicles towards La Cala de Finestrat, and there have been supply cuts at several traffic lights at Atmella del Mar. Also as a preventive measure and due to wind gusts of 40 kilometers Per hour, in the first hour of the morning has been the closing of the Park of Elche, before the possible risk of fall of branches. On the other hand, the Rural Patrol of the Local Police proceeded to the preventive eviction of more than 80 caravans of a camping after verifying that some of the measures included in the Plan of Self-protection of the establishment had not been adopted. In this regard, the City Council yesterday informed the 11 campsites of the city, which are within the PATRICOVA, of the pre-emergence situation established by AEMET and the Emergency Coordination Center and reminded them of the obligation to comply with their Plan of Self-protection. The occupants of the caravans who have been forcibly evicted have been on the premises without any problems. The Councilor for Citizen Security, Lorenzo Martínez, has indicated that "preventive measures taken by the City during Friday, such as the prohibition of parking in the ravines of Racharell and Murtal and the signaling of the most conflictive points, have avoided incidents Significant, beyond the fall of a palm tree on the Paseo de Levante that has not caused personal injury and the withdrawal of a cartel that was in danger of falling off. " Martínez has reported that preemergence of orange level is maintained by wind, rain and seaborne, and added that although the situation has softened in the last hour is not ruled out over the weekend between a new front. For this reason, it has asked the citizens "to maintain the precautions and that in case of new rains of intensity try, as much as possible, to avoid the use of vehicles and limit their exits to the public highway."