Since October 29th, the southeastern region of Spain has suffered from severe flooding caused by extreme rainfall. This disaster caused huge casualties and property damage to Spain, making it one of the most severe floods in modern history. This issue's hot event tracking will sort out this disaster event.

The Spanish National Meteorological Agency announces a red alert

On October 26th, the North Atlantic westerly belt oscillated violently, cutting off a high-altitude cold vortex (locally known as DANA in Spain) and wandering near Spain for several days. Under the influence of the cold vortex, most of Spain has experienced an unstable situation of cold upper air and warm lower air, with strong confrontation between cold and warm air, and rainstorm conditions are basically met.

The Spanish National Meteorological Agency has announced a red alert for the eastern part of the Valencia Autonomous Community, and a second level alert for some areas of the southern Andalusia Autonomous Community. At night, a low-level southeast jet stream formed on the east side of the cold vortex, and the high sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean led to an unprecedented amount of water vapor gathering near Valencia,

The southeastern region of Spain is hit by heavy rainfall, causing severe flooding

On October 29th, the southeastern region of Spain experienced heavy rainfall, causing severe floods and damaging infrastructure in many areas, affecting land and air transportation. Among them, in the town of Chiva in the Valencia Autonomous Community, the precipitation reached 491 millimeters within 8 hours, exceeding the total rainfall of the previous 20 months; Turis town receives 42 millimeters of precipitation in 10 minutes, 184.6 millimeters in 1 hour, and approximately 450 millimeters in 3 hours，The Spanish government dispatched thousands of members of the military emergency response force to the disaster area.

October 30th，The Spanish government announced that it will hold official mourning for the victims of the floods from October 31st to November 2nd. Survivors face power and water outages, and many communities are in critical condition due to a lack of basic necessities.

Subsequently,Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez went to Valencia Province, the hardest hit province, to inspect the disaster situation.And express5000 soldiers, 5000 police officers, and National Guard personnel will be dispatched to the disaster area to participate in the rescue efforts.

Rainstorm weather again in southeast Spain

November 13th，The meteorological department issued the highest level red rainstorm warning for the coastal areas of the eastern Valencia Autonomous Region and Malaga Province of the southern Andalusia Autonomous Region.

Due to weather conditions, the Spanish Railway Transport Authority announced that railway transportation between Valencia and Barcelona has been temporarily suspended. At the same time, the railway line connecting Reus and Zaragoza in the Catalan Autonomous Region has also been suspended. The high-speed railway line connecting Madrid and Malaga has also ceased operation.

The heavy rainfall has almost paralyzed the province of Malaga, causing educational institutions to stop teaching, most shops and service institutions to cease operations, medical centers in the vast majority of areas have also been closed, public transportation and suburban railways have been suspended, and multiple roads have been closed due to the heavy rainfall weather. The Billy Jane Gold Cup International Women's Tennis Team Tournament, originally scheduled to be held in Malaga on the 13th, has also been forced to postpone the match between Spain and Poland.

The flood disaster has caused hundreds of deaths, with the vast majority of victims coming from Valencia province，Currently stillhaveSome people lost contact, and rescue workers are trying to find their whereabouts. The Spanish flood disaster was caused by extreme extremely heavy rainstorm, which is characterized by heavy rainfall and strong rain. At the same time, the local topography, climate, hydrological conditions and water conservancy facilities also magnify the harm of rainstorm. Although the Spanish meteorological department issued a rainstorm warning in advance, the disaster still caused serious casualties and property losses due to various reasons.

This flood disaster poses a severe challenge to the construction of resilient cities，Exposed the fragility of infrastructure in some regions of Spain，The lag in emergency response has also exacerbated the losses caused by disasters. Resilient cities need to be able to adapt to and respond to various extreme weather events, ensuring the safety of urban infrastructure and the safety of residents' lives and property.