Algeciras closes parks and sports facilities due to 120 km/h winds

The parks, cemeteries and all municipal sports facilities in Algeciras remain closed from noon this Wednesday, November 11. The closure will remain in place throughout the day. The reason is the warning from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET): orange level for strong winds and coastal phenomena and yellow for rain, which remain active at this hour. Forecasts point to southwesterly wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour at some points during the day and accumulated rainfall of up to sixty litres per square metre in twelve hours. The period of heaviest rainfall is expected between two and seven in the afternoon, and will coincide at times with high tide, set for 14:57, so surveillance will be stepped up in the areas most sensitive to rainfall. Given this outlook, the Municipal Emergency Plan is activated at twelve noon in its phase 0, the pre-emergency phase. All municipal operational and emergency services are ready to intervene wherever needed: Policía Local, Bomberos, Protección Civil, Emalgesa, Limpieza, Alumbrado, Parques y Jardines and Vías y Obras have all their personnel and mechanical resources available, which will be reinforced if deemed appropriate.

The mayor, Jacinto Muñoz Madrid, has asked the public for calm and caution and has recommended avoiding journeys that are not strictly necessary. He has also requested that any incident be reported to the telephone number 112, so that the unified emergency service can activate the necessary response in each case. The mayor chaired a meeting this morning of the technical committee of the emergency plan in the Salón de Plenos of the Casa Consistorial, with the deputy mayors of Urbanismo and Vías y Obras, Javier Vázquez Hueso; of Participación Ciudadana and Seguridad Ciudadana, Jorge Juliá; of Parques y Jardines and Alumbrado, Ángel Martínez, and of Emalgesa and Limpieza, Álvaro Márquez, as well as the councillor of Protección Civil, Francisco Javier Arango, and the managers and technicians of the services involved.