The 112 emergency coordination centre of the Generalitat Valenciana recorded a total of 100 weather-related incidents in the Comunitat Valenciana from 13:57 on Saturday, 17 October 2026, to 08:00 on Sunday, 18 October 2026. Of these, 61 were in the province of Alicante and 39 in the province of Valencia. The cities most affected were Alicante, with 33 incidents, Valencia, with 17, and Torrent with 8 incidents. The emergency coordination centre mainly reported fallen trees, flooded stretches of road and occasional blocked transport links. No deaths or serious injuries had been reported by the morning.
The cause is the isolated upper-level low Adam (Spanish: Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos, DANA). The state weather agency AEMET had activated a red warning on Sunday for parts of the coastal areas in the north of Alicante province and the south of Valencia province. Very heavy, locally intense rain was forecast, with high rainfall totals over a short period. To prepare for the most severe phase of the event, the Generalitat Valenciana sent ES-Alertalerts to mobile phones in the affected areas. Among other things, they advised people to avoid unnecessary journeys, not to cross flood-prone areas and to respect road closures.
Local authorities ordered closures and preventive measures in specific areas, while fire brigades and civil protection services were on heightened alert. According to Centro de Coordinación de Emergencias the main response efforts were in the districts of Alicante, Valencia and Torrent, where blocked drains, fallen branches and temporarily impassable underpasses were reported. Rail and road traffic was disrupted in places; no widespread outages had been confirmed by the morning.
Information about damage to private and public property is being updated by the relevant authorities. It was still unclear in the morning whether schools would close or wider restrictions would be imposed; this depends on how the rainfall develops. AEMET and the emergency coordination centre warned of the possibility of further localised flooding, particularly near the coast and in known low-lying areas. The authorities urged people to follow official guidance and keep up to date with situation reports from the Generalitat Valenciana and AEMET.
Editor: Andreas M. Brucker (Article created with AI assistance).