Overall Green Flood alert for Spain in Spain from 20 Nov 2021 01:00 UTC to 25 Nov 2021 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood for Spain

in Spain

Event summary

Flood Spain can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1101180
Death:	0
Displaced:	640
Countries:	Spain
From - To	20 Nov - 25 Nov

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Northern Spain, Late November 2021Servicio de Emergencias del Principado De Asturias (SEPA) reported evacuations and rescues after severe flooding in parts of Asturias from 23 November 2021. 40 patients were evacuated from the Hospital del Oriente, in Arriondas, due to the floods. As a precaution, around 600 students and teachers from 2 schools in Arriondas were also evacuated. A helicopter was used to rescue 3 people from a house surrounded by floods in Piloña. Emergency teams in boats rescued 1 person in Las Rozas and another in La Noceda, Arriondas. In neighbouring Cantabria, 112 Cantabria said teams carried out 22 interventions due to heavy rain on 24 November. Roads were flooded in Cabezón de la Sal, Cabezón de Liébana, Miengo, and Molleda.Thu 25 Nov 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS

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