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The flood of the Segura River has motivated the evacuation of 156 people tonight from the Murcia municipalities of Cieza, Lorquí, Alguazas, Beniel and Archena , to which another hundred of Blanca were added that were relocated this afternoon due to flooding of homes in this zone.

The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta , reported that "work has already begun for the evacuation of families whose homes are in risk areas in the districts of Alquerías, El Raal, Santa Cruz and Zeneta ."

"Before the warning of the flood of the river that we have received from the Hydrographic Confederation of the Segura and the regional Government, the families whose homes are in the areas where the flood of the river is expected to be greater and there is a risk of overflow, "said the mayor.

The City Council remains on alert, with a special device consisting of more than 1,000 troops that will work throughout the night, between Murcia Firefighters, Local Police, Civil Protection, Aguas de Murcia, lighting, cleaning, urban planning, the Mobile Emergency and Social Assistance Service (SEMAS) , as well as parks and gardens.

The emergency level 2 has been activated in the community and the Emergency Military Unit (EMU) is already in the Vega Baja to evacuate areas that are likely to be flooded tonight, especially in the vicinity of Orihuela , that is, Santomera and Beniel , which is where a big rain discharge is expected this morning.

Regarding the forecasts, the red alert continues until 6 in the morning; there will be orange alert from 6 in the morning until 12 in the morning and yellow alert from 12 in the morning to 12 at night tomorrow, Friday.

Currently, access to the Segura river such as stairs and ramps, and the parks with risk of falling branches and classes remain suspended in the schools of Infantil, Primary, Secondary and the two Murcian universities .

In the upper part of the Segura river, the Azud de Ojós is at 100.2% of its capacity due to the contributions it is receiving and in Archena, when it descends with great flow, it has flooded a river walk and the margins, the area being evacuated from Las Huertas de Lorquí.

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