Spain: 1,700 people evacuated as a result of floods already causing the death of six people | Chronic

1,700 people were evacuated this Sunday in southeastern Spain, a region that suffered severe floods last Thursday because of heavy rains that have already caused six deaths, relief agencies said.

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The weather episode that affects Spain is called "Cold Drop", an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs when a cold polar air stream arrives and collides with warm air. of the Mediterranean, according to the National Meteorological Agency of Spain (Aemet). .

In the province of Alicante, 1,500 people were rescued from a campsite in the town of Crevillente following a flood, while another 200 were evacuated from the village of Heredades by the partial overflow of Segura river, the most important of the region. , reported the agency EFE.

1,400 military personnel, including Special Forces units, participate in rescue operations and public works.

The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, visited this Sunday the most punished neighborhoods and showed "absolutely overwhelmed and affected"for the extent of destruction and compromised support"Until the end"armed forces.

The total number of provinces that remain on alert against rains and floods has increased from 18 to 14, while the intensity of rainfall is decreasing and that a good portion of emergency services, police and soldiers is devoted to the removal of debris and cleaning

The communications situation continues to improve and, after the reopening of the airports of Murcia and Valencia, the partial recovery of railways and roads has continued, even though many of these are still closed in parts. in concrete.

One of the most affected areas is the Vega Baja region in Alicante, where mud has damaged and destroyed homes and properties.

The scientific term under which the "cold fall" is known is DANA (isolated depression in high levels) and occurs when "The temperature increases and evaporation forms storm clouds, the wind drives them to the inland and the clouds collide with each other, causing storms, torrential rains which end in floods"explained the meteorologist Isabel Moreno on the portal of the Spanish channel RTVE.