The Junta de Andalucía has reminded the Plan de Emergencia ante el Riesgo de Inundaciones was lifted at 20:28 on 18 September 2026. The deactivation was justified on the grounds that all official rain warnings had expired and the situation had returned to normal. According to the authorities, 1-1-2 Andalucía coordinated 24 responses during the episode; most concerned the provinces of Almería (nine), Granada (eight) and Málaga (seven). No serious injuries or widespread disruption were reported.
The measures began with the activation of the plan at 21:00 on 16 September for Almería province, at the emergency phase (situación operativa 1). The aim was to bring precautionary measures together and strengthen coordination between authorities. During the night of 16–17 September, an ES-Alert was sent to mobile phones in the Comarca del Levante almeriense. In several municipalities—including Pulpí, Huércal-Overa and Cuevas del Almanzora —the authorities temporarily suspended in-person lessons and closed parks and gardens as a safety measure.
At 21:33 on 17 September, the incident command downgraded the alert to the pre-emergency phase (preemergencia, situación operativa 0) and extended it to the provinces of Jaén, Granada and Málaga, to monitor weather conditions and water levels closely. After all meteorological warnings had been lifted, the plan’s director, the minister responsible for the department, Antonio Sanz, declared it fully deactivated on 18 September.
The record shows 17 responses related to natural hazards, as well as two traffic disruptions, one rescue operation and one supply disruption. In Almería, municipalities such as Cuevas del Almanzora and Pulpí reported local flooding and rockfalls. A local road (AL-8106) was briefly closed and reopened on Thursday evening. In Granada province, heavy hail on the A-92N and several floods caused disruption; a forest fire started by a lightning strike was quickly extinguished. In Málaga, incidents were concentrated mainly in Archidona.
According to the Junta de Andalucía and the Agencia de Emergencias de Andalucía, this was a regionally limited event with local impacts. In the authorities’ assessment, the response confirmed the effectiveness of tiered warning and coordination procedures. No information on substantial damage had emerged by the time the plan was lifted.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).