Due to the severe weather caused by DANA Adam, on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, in-person classes are suspended in six municipalities of the Comunitat Valenciana. The municipalities affected are Miramar, Oliva, Bellreguard and Piles in the province of Valencia, as well as El Verger and Els Poblets in the province of Alicante. The Conselleria de Educación of the Generalitat Valenciana announced the measure on the evening of 19 October following an assessment of the situation.
The decision follows a meeting of the Centro de Coordinación Operativa Integrada (Cecopi), at which authorities and emergency service leaders reviewed the impact of several days of heavy rain. According to the assessment, risks remain in parts of the infrastructure; clean-up and safety work is ongoing. The order applies initially only to 20 October. The Conselleria will provide information on any further steps at short notice.
Earlier, on 19 October, the Generalitat had announced temporary restrictions on leaving home for up to 145 municipalities in the south of the province of Valencia and the north of the province of Alicante, to limit movement in particularly high-risk areas. According to a later announcement, this restriction was largely lifted later that same day. However, services in some places continued to operate under special plans.
According to the education administration, around 103,000 pupils in the Comunitat Valenciana were already unable to attend classes on Monday because of weather warnings. Emergency services, fire brigades and, in some areas, the Unidad Militar de Emergencias had been working around the clock since the weekend. They reported numerous evacuations and rescues. Authorities urged the public to observe road closures and instructions strictly and to keep access routes clear for emergency services.
Since the end of the week, DANA Adam has brought very high rainfall to the region, causing flooding, landslides and disruption to transport. Red warnings were issued at times for the affected coastal areas. Conditions eased in some areas on Monday but remained changeable locally. No forecasts were issued on whether the suspension of classes might be extended beyond Tuesday; according to the authorities, this will depend on how emergency operations and infrastructure conditions develop.
Today's decisions are based on announcements from the Generalitat Valenciana and the Conselleria de Educación. They apply exclusively to the six municipalities named; other municipalities will make decisions depending on local conditions.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).