SEVILLA, 23 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The unified Emergency Service 112 Andalusia exceeds 1,500 incidents attended to by the storm of rain and wind recorded in the late afternoon and early evening of this Sunday due to the passage of Storm Bernard, which caused the death of one person when his vehicle overturned after a landslide in Trigueros (Huelva), one was injured when a tree fell on him in Moguer (Huelva) and three others in Granada due to a falling tree in the gardens of the Alhambra.
As detailed by 112 in a statement, the majority of the notices managed by the Single Emergency Telephone until 10:00 p.m. this Sunday were motivated by the strong gusts of wind recorded by the passage of Storm Bernard and were concentrated mainly in the province of Seville, which was close to 550 incidents, especially after 7:00 p.m. related to falling branches or trees, cables, street furniture, objects on the road and the cutting of some roads due to falling trees and flooding without any evidence. of personal injuries.
In addition to the capital, incidents were also recorded in the municipalities of Alcalá de Guadaira, Arahal, Aznalcázar, Bollullos de la Mitación, El Castillo de las Guardas, El Madroño, El Saucejo, Espartinas, Gelves, Gerena, Guillena, Huevar del Aljarafe, La Campana, La Rinconada, Las Cabezas, Lebrija, Los Palacios, Mairena del Alcor, Mairena del Aljarafe, Marchena, Morón de la Frontera, Algamitas, El Cuerpo, Villamanrique, Paradas, Salteras, San Juan de Aznalfarache, Sanlúcar la Mayor, Tomares, Umbrete, Utrera and Villanueva del Ariscal.
Among the most notable incidents, a train that covered the route between Lora del Río and Utrera was affected after running over a fallen tree between the Cantaelgallo stations between Dos Hermanas and Utrera, which keeps railway traffic between both towns interrupted, affecting the Seville Cercanías line C1 and the Media Distancia trains that connect with Cádiz and Málaga. The N-IV was also cut off to traffic at kilometer 570 in Utrera due to the fall of a palm tree and in Morón de la Frontera the storm caused the power supply to be cut.
For its part, the province of Cádiz concentrated more than 400 notices in the capital and the municipalities of Algeciras, Algodonales, Arcos De La Frontera, Barbate, Benalup-Casas Viejas, Cádiz, Chiclana De La Frontera, Chipiona, Conil de La Frontera, El Bosque, El Puerto de Santa María, Jerez de La Frontera, La Línea de La Concepción, Los Barrios, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Setenil de Las Bodegas, Prado Del Rey, Puerto Real, Rota, San Fernando, San José del Valle, San Roque, Tarifa, Vejer De La Frontera and Villamartín.
Most of the incidents were related to falling branches or trees, cables, street furniture, objects on the road, obstruction of communication routes, flooded roads and flooding of affected homes and basic supplies. Although there are no injuries, in the province the storm has affected the A-2003 at kilometer 3, the A-383 between kilometers 18 and 7, the A-2002 at kilometer 8, the A-2000R at kilometer 3, the North Access of the AP-4 in Jerez de la Frontera, on the N-346 at kilometer 1 and on the CA-3107.
In Huelva, there were more than 300 notices managed by 112. The most affected municipalities have been the capital, Isla Cristina, Ayamonte and Lepe, although incidents have also been recorded in Aljaraque, Almonte, Beas, Cartaya, El Campillo, Escacena del Campo, Gibraleón, Higuera de La Sierra, La Palma del Condado, Lepe, Minas de Riotinto, Moguer, Aracena, Punta Umbría, Rosal de La Frontera, San Juan del Puerto, San Silvestre de Guzmán, Trigueros, Valverde del Camino, Villablanca and Villanueva de Los Castillejos.
These warnings have been due to incidents related to falling branches or trees, cables, street furniture, objects on the road, obstacles on communication routes, roads with ponds, flooding of homes and affected basic supplies. In Trigueros, a person died at around 9:19 p.m. when the vehicle in which he was traveling overturned after a landslide on the Arroyo Sequillo road and in Moguer a man was taken by ambulance to the Juan Ramón Jiménez Hospital after being injured when a tree fell on him. Canorra road. As for traffic, in addition to the A-497 bridge in the capital, the A-495 in Gibraleón was also affected in this case by the falling trees, although an alternative route was enabled.
In Córdoba, the storm caused more than 130 warnings in the municipalities of Baena, Benamejí, Cabra, Encinas Reales, Guadalcázar, Lucena, La Carlota, Palma Del Río, Priego De Córdoba and Puente Genil, in addition to Córdoba capital. The largest volume of emergencies managed was also due to falling branches or trees, street furniture, objects on the road, as well as pools of water on roads and flooding of homes. Several notices were also issued due to the lack of electricity supply in several municipalities such as Almodóvar del Río, Puente Genil and La Carlota.
The province of Grenada has also surpassed the hundreds of incidents with notices from the municipalities of Albolote, Algarinejo, Alhendín, Armilla, Cajar, Cenes de La Vega, Churriana de La Vega, Grenada, Huetor de Santillan, Huetor Vega, Iznalloz, Jun, The Taha, The Zubia, The Gabias, Loja, Monachil, Montefrio, Dílar, Ogijares, Dangers, Vegas of the Genil and Zafarraya. For the most part they were associated with wind and its effects such as falling branches, dragging urban furniture and obstacles in the road. The Alhambra had to be closed and a tree from its gardens falling on several people on Cuesta Gomerez Street, with three people transferred to a hospital centre, has been the most prominent incident.
Málaga and Jaén have been the provinces with the fewest incidents, with more than 30 in the first and 40 in the second after 8:00 p.m. due to the wind. In the province of Jaén, the municipalities with coordinated warnings have been Alcalá La Real, Jaén, La Guardia de Jaén, Los Villares, Mancha Real, Martos, Pegalajar, Santiago-Pontones and Úbeda. In the capital, a call was received about a woman injured in her leg after a sign fell on her at the Blas Infante roundabout. In addition to the effects of the wind due to falling branches and trees and other objects on the road, the storm has also affected the electricity supply in the town of Martos.
In the province of Malaga, warnings have been received from Antequera, Archidona, Benalmádena, Cártama, Coín, Málaga, Mijas, Mollina, Ronda, Valle De Abdalajís, Vélez-Málaga, Villanueva Del Rosario and Villanueva Del Trabuco.
