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Storm Joseph Hits Spain With Red Alert in Pontevedra as Rail Lines Halt and Injuries Reported

Saturated catchments heighten flood risk, prompting authorities to escalate warnings.

Overview

  • AEMET issues a red warning for interior Pontevedra with forecasts of up to 120 liters per square meter in 12 hours, while Ourense faces orange alerts and coastal areas brace for rough seas.
  • Renfe and Adif suspend several conventional services in Galicia, including Ourense–Santiago and OurenseVigo-Guixar, and impose a 160 km/h speed limit on the Ourense–Santiago corridor for 48 hours.
  • Galicia’s 112 reports 70 incidents in 12 hours, including 30 traffic crashes with 17 injured, as classes are canceled and ES‑Alert messages are sent to 16 municipalities in Pontevedra.
  • Authorities widen alerts beyond Galicia, with Extremadura upgraded to orange for heavy rain, Castilla y León activating community‑wide warnings for rain, wind and possible snow, and Murcia preparing for strong winds and coastal hazards.
  • In Argentina’s Mendoza, intense mountain storms under an orange alert damage a bridge on Ruta 149 and force a preventive closure of Ruta 7 after an aluvial defense failure, with up to 13 mm of rain recorded in Las Heras.