A storm causes damage, flooding and traffic cuts in Valencia

Agents of the

of Valencia, members of the local fire department and the Provincial Consortium have carried out nearly

tonight due to the strong

that has fallen on the capital and some nearby towns.

A storm of very strong intensity causes

and small floods, leaving an accumulation of more than

in 24 hours, the largest in a month of May since 1871.

The Local Police have reported that in just two hours they have attended

.

The water has forced

of the Hermanos Machado tunnels (Ronda Norte);

Primate Reig/Pesset Aleixandre;

Clariano and Camino Farinos / Camino de Vera.

Precisely, the Emergency Coordination Center has insisted on the importance of

, so it urges not to take the car unless it is absolutely essential.

The rain also affects other means of transport.

warns that, due to heavy rainfall, circulation is

between Empalme and Llíria stations;

and between those of Alboraia-Peris Arago and Rafelbunyol.

Also in

, in the Malva-rosa, Cabanyal and Nazaret areas, the water is entering the ground floor of various homes in the Nazaret area.

The 112 has specified that a

has been activated in the surroundings of the city of Valencia and that the Consortium Firefighters have carried out about 50 services, to which must be added a fortnight of the Valencia Firefighters.

They have consisted, for the most part, in

, flooded roads and bilge.

RESCUE IN PATERNAL

One of these actions has been carried out in the municipality of

, where firefighters have rescued three people from a vehicle.

Everyone is fine.

The most significant records of

in the last four hours, according to the Valencian Association of Meteorology (Avamet) are located in Valencia 107.3 mm;

Almassera (78.2);

Quart de Poblet, with 62.4, and Manises (61.4).

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