Heavy rainfall forces evacuation of campsite and triggers emergency response in Xàbia

Xàbia's Town Council has kept the emergency response active following heavy rainfall recorded across the comarca. During the night and early morning of Monday 19 October 2026, firefighters evacuated 64 people from El Naranjal campsite at around 00.24 hours and transferred them to a multipurpose hall in the municipality, with no injuries reported.

Xàbia's Social Services are attending to the people housed in the shelter set up at Portal del Clot. The mayor, Rosa Cardona, asked residents not to leave their homes while emergency work continues and noted that, for the moment, the river has not flooded in Xàbia.

More than 50 personnel mobilised

Alicante Provincial Fire Service Consortium mobilised more than 50 personnel during the early morning and responded to nearly 400 emergency calls across the comarca. Additionally, a rescue helicopter was mobilised first thing in the morning to complete operations that had been left pending during the night.

According to information not yet confirmed, Pego would have recorded the highest number of emergency operations in Marina Alta and the Girona river would have experienced flooding episodes.