The councilman of Public Safety, Francisco Aznar, has made a balance of the fall precipitations during the weekend, an average of 140 liters per square meter, as well as the actions that have been carried out from Firefighters, Civil Protection and Local Police, On the occasion of the same, once the normality has been restored and in the municipality the level of alert has been reduced.
We are now on a yellow alert according to AEMET, having been all weekend in orange alert, which means the risk of precipitation is lower compared to the last days, Aznar said.
As for fireworks, the mayor gave the figure of about 60, which have been mainly by falls of branches and trees in the road, some rescues of people whose vehicles had been stuck in ramblas and water bilge in establishments and basements .
Now we are working normally and after 5.30 hours there has been no fire exit, so it is only sending a message of tranquility to the citizens.
As regards secondary roads cut off due to heavy rainfall, Aznar said that although precaution must be kept behind the wheel, normalcy is also being restored, and some of them have been opened, such as The Urrutias with the Grandchildren, or the Belones to the Lesser Isles, still being cut that which goes from Los Urrutias to Carmolí and joins with the road of Los Alcázares.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena