Gipuzkoa Firefighters Attend 140 Flood Warnings in Tolosaldea and Goierri: "All Forecasts Have Been Exceeded"
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The Security Councillor has indicated that fortunately they have not detected any personal damage and the damage has occurred in some houses and secondary roads.


It was in a short time. Around midnight, a tremendous storm of water fell on Gipuzkoa, affecting especially the eastern part of the territory and leaving a devastating footprint in municipalities such as Tolosa, Ibarra Alegi or Lazkao. Incidences are countless, also in municipalities such as Amezketa, Belauntza, Zaldibia, Berrobi, Irura and Anoeta, among others.
There's an English term that defines what happened last Friday night in the regions of Goierri and Tolosaldea. It's called a "flash flood," explains Euskalmet's Director of Strategy and Coordination, Santiago Gaztelumendi. In less scientific terms, we'd be talking about a very localized, small-scale storm, which prevented the models from detecting it, but which dumped massive amounts of precipitation in a very short period of time. "It was torre…
Storms and heavy rains have been experienced in several parts of the Basque Country last night: in the Tolosaldea and Goierri regions (Gipuzkoa), and in the Pyrenees (Navarra). Trees have fallen, landslides have occurred, hail has fallen and several rivers have overflowed in these areas. As a result, there have been serious problems on roads and railways, as well as in homes and businesses. The orange alert was issued yesterday at 10:00 p.m., an…
The storms that occurred last night have caused flooding in Tolosaldea and Goierri, as reported by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa has responded to 140 warnings...
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