Algeciras asks for caution over storm Bruna and the rain

AEMET has activated a yellow warning for rain and storms in the Strait area, in force from 00:00 to 15:59 hours on Monday, November 9, with an expected rainfall of 15 litres per square metre. This is a yellow-level warning, corresponding to low danger. The mayor, Jacinto Muñoz Madrid, has asked for extreme caution in view of this warning, as well as maintaining the already known recommendations to avoid unnecessary travel and not to cross flooded streets, underpasses or channels.

The rain reaches Algeciras in the coming hours. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts rainfall from the last hours of the afternoon of this Sunday, November 8, with a 100% probability between 19.00 and one in the morning. The first records are expected from eight in the evening, and the greatest intensity, around midnight and the first hours of Monday. The mayor, Jacinto Muñoz, has asked citizens to act responsibly and adopt preventive measures. Among them, to avoid non-essential travel during the periods of greatest intensity and to take extreme caution at the wheel, especially on roads and areas where water accumulations may occur. Muñoz has recalled that flooded streets, underpasses or channels must not be crossed, nor vehicles parked in low-lying areas or points susceptible to flooding. The City Council will monitor the evolution of the episode with municipal services attentive to incidents and prepared to intervene if necessary, according to the Consistory. The rain will continue on Monday, with a 100% probability in the morning and in the afternoon. For Tuesday a certain improvement is contemplated, although weak and scattered rains could still be recorded. On Wednesday AEMET again points to a high probability of precipitation, so the episode could last for much of the week. The mayor has conveyed a message of calm and has stressed that these forecasts must be faced with responsibility and prudence, without alarmism. He has also encouraged the population to stay informed through the official channels of AEMET and the Algeciras City Council, from where news or possible measures will be communicated depending on the evolution of the episode.