As per reports, orange and yellow warnings for heavy rainfall have been updated by the AEMT for Friday (01 November). The Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts adverse weather conditions continuing through the weekend with rainfall exceeding100 l/m² in the south of Catalonia and the north of the Valencian Community by Friday (01 November).
Southwestern Spain, especially Huelva in Andalusia, is expected to see heavy rainfall that may exceed 140 liters per square meter. Other regions in western Andalusia and southern Extremadura are also at risk of significant rainfall, increasing flood potential. Persistent and heavy rainfall is expected in the Mediterranean region, particularly in southern Catalonia and the Valencian Community.
• Regions of Valencia and Castellón provinces, along with the south of Tarragona, are under an orange warning from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Friday (01 November). Detailed information on the validity of the warnings can be accessed through the interactive map on the official website of AEMET (https://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/avisos?w=mna).
• Moreover in Andalusia, Huelva’s coastal areas, as well as Andévalo and Condado, remain on a red warning following severe rainfall that has flooded parts of Huelva city and nearby municipalities as of Friday (01 November).
• An orange alert is active for the Balearic Islands, while a yellow alert covers Extremadura and parts of the Valencia and Catalonia.
• As of Friday (01 November), the A-7286 road near Campillos as well as the A-334 road near Serón, Almería has been closed due to a 40-metre stretch of road swept away by flooding.
• Further, Málaga, as well as the A-4200 road in the province of Granada remain closed due to erosion at the entrance to the bridge between Baza and Benamaurel on Friday (01 November).
• A 3-kilometer section of A-421 road from Villafranca to Adamuz, Córdoba is also closed due to falling rocks on the road. Over 100 roads in the secondary network are impacted by the storm on Friday (01 November).
• Reports confirm 205 deaths, with an undetermined number of missing individuals, across multiple locations due to floods in Valencia, Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, and the city of Cartaya on Friday (01 November). The situation remains dynamic, and search operations are ongoing.
• Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has traveled to Valencia to attend a meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Centre (Cecopi), which is overseeing emergency operations in the DANA-affected areas on Friday (01 November). Moreover, the Ministry of Defense deployed 500 additional troops from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to assist the 1,200 members already deployed in the Valencian Community.
• Civil Protection services remain on high alert for evacuation procedures, particularly in flood-prone areas of Jerez de la Frontera and along key riverways impacted by rising water levels. Key affected areas include Valencia and nearby towns such as Paiporta, Massanassa, La Torre, and Sedaví. Rescue and restoration operations are underway in Utiel, Torrent, Picanya, Eliana, and Moncada in Valencia as of Friday (01 November).
• Guadalete River near Arcos de la Frontera continue to be at the risk of flooding in Spain on Friday (01 November), with rising concerns in Jerez de la Frontera, and the Cervol River has overflowed in Vinarós, Castellón, affecting areas near the Mediterranean coast.
• Nearly 85 percent of the electricity supply was restored on Friday (01 November) in the Valencian Community, though outages persist in isolated areas. Approximately 23,000 people in the province of Valencia remain without electricity on Friday (01 November), while power has been restored to more than 132,000 people.
• Iberdrola and its distribution company i-DE have deployed 80 generator sets, connecting more than 25 in towns like Alborache, Alfafar, Buñol, Cheste, Chiva, Quart de Poblet, Montroi, Real, Siete Aguas, Torrent, and Utiel. Restoration work is ongoing in other towns, however power supply disruptions are anticipated to exacerbate amid fresh rainfall alerts in Valencia.
• Ouigo has canceled all train routes between Madrid and Valencia until 13 November, while Iryo has suspended its service until 10 November.
• According to the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, the high-speed trains in Spain are expected to resume operations in less than two weeks. However, the commuter train services are going to take longer to fully restore operations.
