The DANA has left a devastating toll in Valencia, Albacete and Malaga, causing at least 62 deaths, including several children, and dozens of missing people, while the rains have caused flooding and large-scale material damage. Authorities have activated emergency protocols in the affected areas, while rescue teams are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the disaster.
Alert in several communities due to weather risk
Although the situation is expected to begin to abate on Wednesday, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has maintained the alert for heavy rains in eight autonomous communities, highlighting the significant risk in Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha and Catalonia, with orange level. The authorities have warned the population to remain cautious in case of possible overflows and new precipitations.
Balearic Islands offers support to Valencia to deal with the emergency
The Balearic Government, headed by Marga Prohens, has expressed its solidarity with the affected regions, offering technical and logistical support to the governments of Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha. “We are following with concern this tragic situation. All our support to those affected and to the emergency teams deployed,” wrote the president in her profile on the social network X. The coordination of the Balearic troops will take place at a meeting this morning at 11.00 am. The general director of Emergencies and Interior of the Conselleria de Presidencia, Pablo Gárriz, will participate, along with the director of 112 Baleares, Eduardo Parga, and other representatives of SAMU and firefighters. During the session, the resources that the Balearic Islands can mobilize to collaborate in the rescue and recovery tasks will be defined.
Ibiza shows its solidarity with the victims
In Ibiza, the city councils of Sant Josep, Santa Eulària, Sant Antoni and Vila, as well as the Consell Insular, have called the citizens to a minute of silence in memory of the dead victims. The initiative seeks to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives and send a message of support to their families and to the teams working tirelessly in the affected areas.
