Overview
- More than 3,000 residents were evacuated in Malaga, Cadiz and Jaén, with mobile alerts issued and shelters prepared.
- Spain’s AEMET kept high-level warnings in place, forecasting 150–200 mm in 24 hours in hotspots like Serranía de Ronda and Grazalema, as gauges logged 100 mm-plus at several rivers.
- Schools were shut across Andalusia except Almería, the regional plan moved to Operational Phase Two, and the UME deployed with aircraft and helicopters.
- Overflowing rivers and controlled reservoir releases prompted road closures, port shutdowns in Cadiz and the Strait, and widespread Renfe train cancellations across the region.
- Portugal raised civil protection to its highest posture and positioned troops with boats along major rivers as conditions were expected to worsen through the week.