The Junta de Andalucía lifted the level 5 October 2026 during the night of Situación Operativa 1 of the Plan de Emergencias ante el Riesgo de Inundaciones . The alert level had previously been activated on Friday, 2 October, for the whole of Andalusia because of forecast rain and thunderstorms. The official responsible was the First Vice-President and Minister for the Presidency, the Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz. The emergency service 112 Andalucía announced the decision publicly during the night.
The downgrade was justified by the absence of active weather warnings. According to Agencia Estatal de Meteorología there were no active warnings for heavy rainfall or thunderstorms in Andalusia on 5 October. The authorities therefore considered the conditions for returning to Situación Operativa 0 — the pre-alert level — to have been met. At the same time, the 112 Andalucía service said that the situation would continue to be monitored and that the alert level could be raised again if new warnings were issued.
Situación Operativa 1 is used to coordinate emergency services at regional level as a precaution. It allows command structures to be brought together, additional on-call teams to be organised and municipalities to be supported, without the need for large-scale evacuations or special assistance mechanisms from outside the region. During the activation in recent days, reports mainly concerned localised flooding of roads, temporary road closures and weather-related traffic disruption. According to the authorities, there were no reports of major injuries or serious damage to infrastructure.
The Junta de Andalucía regularly phases in such measures to address growing risks quickly and restore resources to normal when conditions improve. With the return to the pre-alert level, control centres remain staffed and weather developments continue to be monitored, while special operational measures are scaled back. 112 Andalucía continues to urge the public to follow official weather advisories and call the emergency number 112 in the event of immediate danger.
The deactivation now in effect is a response to current weather conditions. It does not alter the authorities’ intention to remain prepared for sudden changes as the wetter season begins. According to the Junta, any renewed activation of Situación Operativa 1 will depend on new warnings from the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología or an increase in relevant emergency reports.
Editor: Andreas M. Brucker (Article created with AI assistance).