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MAJOR DELUGE
TORRENTIAL rainfall hit the region of Murcia on Tuesday morning, May 23 as Cartagena experienced an accumulation of 100 litres/m² in a fourhour period.
A statement from Cartagena Town Hall explained that between 4am and 6am the city had been placed under a weather red alert after 60 litres/m² fell in one hour.
According to data from the Segura Hydrographic Confederation, in excess of 120 litres/m² hit the western part of the municipality, the statement revealed.
The urban drainage systems worked effectively and quickly throughout the area, apart from in the lower areas of El Ensanche where large quantities of water accumulated.
At least a dozen rescues of people trapped in vehicles in the urban area were carried out by the municipal emergency services.
The most complicated was that of an individual who often took refuge under a bridge on a boulevard. Local Police officers went searching for him and with the aid of firefighters, managed to rescue the man just as he was in danger of being swept away.
An orange alert level was put in place for rains of up to 30 litres/m² in one hour
