The municipality of Totana accumulates an average of more than 80 liters per square meter as a result of the rainy season without significant damage to public and private infrastructure, according to sources from Civil Protection and the Department of Services and Infrastructure.
According to the Civil Protection Meteorological Unit, the red warning has ended but we continue on an orange alert, so problems can occur: orange (until 12.00) 50 mm / h and 120 mm / 12h;
and yellow (from 12.00 to 24.00) 20 mm / h and 80 mm / 12h.
The rainfall recorded in Totana during the early hours of Friday has been remarkable, but without torrentiality and far from the 100, 200 and up to 300 liters per square meter that have fallen during the early morning in some areas of the Region, the same sources of Civil protection.
These have been the following in the last hours:
43.1 mm Totana, La Hoya street
26.9 mm Totana, Ramblica
26 mm Totana, Civil Protection
25.2 mm The Turret
20.4 mm Totana AEMET
Since Thursday, the total accumulated is:
103.3 mm Totana, La Hoya Street
77.8 mm Totana AEMET
73 mm Totana, Civil Protection
72.7 mm The Turret
70.3 mm Totana, Ramblica
At this time the records of the stations of Lébor, Las Ventas and the Press of El Paretón, which are not available due to problems in the reception procedure, would be missing.
In general terms, the rain has been very well fallen, without torrentiality, except in very specific moments of the rain of Thursday afternoon.
Municipal operators work this morning in the cleaning of the numerous trawls in the main roads of the municipality, in this case, on the N-340 at the height of the sites of the Ceńa del Hierro (direction Alhama de Murcia) and the Totana campsite and Venta Melilla (direction Lorca), as well as in El Portón (RM-D22 El Raiguero road).
In the same way, work is being carried out to remove woodland remains in parks and gardens and fixing holes in lower areas of the town center.
Damage to schools (basically leaks) will be assessed this Monday.
In addition, Civil Protection has attended during the past morning a total of 12 services, especially for water drains in basements and cuts of rural roads;
and it is recalled that the railway service that affects the intermodal station of Totana has been suspended and the RM-D22 road in the direction of El Raiguero continues to be cut at this time.
The three boulevards that cross the town of Totana - Las Peras, Cementerio and La Santa - as well as that of Lébor descend with water flow but without any incidence.
It is also reported that tomorrow, Saturday, as the storm passes and the alert level in the Region is reduced, it is planned to reopen the municipal sports facilities so that they can continue with the scheduled activities for the weekend.
