Heavy rainfall on Sunday 18 October caused flooding, waterlogging and road closures across several municipalities in the comarca, according to Radio Litoral. Initial incidents were reported in Pego, Dénia and Vergel, where some roads were cut off, the same source indicates.
Water also reached Benitatxell and Xàbia, where some riverbeds overflowed their normal course and flooded usually dry ravine crossings, Radio Litoral reports. As La Marina Times previously reported, the comarca was under orange alert during that day.
Review of affected areas
From Sunday night until Monday morning, Civil Guard officers have been patrolling flooded zones to assist affected residents, according to Radio Litoral. A priority task is to check that no people are trapped inside vehicles swept away by the current, the same source indicates.
The Alicante Civil Guard Commanding Officer coordinates these operations with local police, firefighters and other emergency services, Radio Litoral states. Specialist units have been mobilised to reinforce the operation, including the Alicante Specialist Group in Underwater Activities, the Citizen Security Units of the Alicante and Torrevieja Commanding Officers, a helicopter from the Air Service of the Valencia Zone and citizen security patrols from the posts of the Calp Territorial Company, according to the same source.
Coordination of all these resources is centralised at the Operations Centre of the Alicante Commanding Officer, Radio Litoral reports.
