There are already two gauging stations in the alert phase: the Arakil in Etxarren and the Salazar in Aspurz
The levels and flows of the rivers in the northern half of Navarra are experiencing a rapid increase, and there are already two gauging stations in the alert phase: that of the Arakil in Etxarren and that of Salazar in Aspurz.
In a situation of pre-alert There are the Arga stations in Burlada, Pamplona and Arazuri, and the Arakil river overflowed at the height of Uharte Arakil with flooding and closure to traffic of the NA-2410 highway (Barranca) between kilometers 12 and 13, informs the Provincial Government.
Likewise, the underpass of the NA-30 (access to the Landaben industrial park) is closed due to inundacin, and on the NA-137 (Burgui-Isaba-Francia) the port of Belagua is closed from kilometer 47 (Venta de Juan Pito) due to blizzards and ice on the road.
The Government of Navarra has activated the pre-emergency level of the Special Flood Emergency Plan before the intensity of the precipitations of rain that have been registered and that will continue in the next few hours.
The Aemet has activated the yellow warning for precipitation which, on the Cantabrian side, can reach 60 liters in 12 hours, with local accumulations of up to 100 liters throughout the rainy season, which is scheduled to end at 24 hours on Monday.
The yellow warning extends to the Navarrese Pyrenees due to the possibility of snowfall with accumulation of up to 5 cm. from 1,300 meters. Below that level, the precipitations will be rain and 50 liters may be collected until midnight on Monday, with local records of up to 100 liters.
In view of the meteorological predictions, the persistence of the conditions forecast for the next few hours and the day tomorrow, Monday, and the need to monitor the pluvio-hydrological situation, the director of the Civil Protection and Emergency Service, Jos Javier Boulandier, At 2:00 p.m., the pre-emergency level of the Flood Emergency Plan was activated.
Aemet also has yellow warnings for the risk of avalanches in the Pyrenees and wind gusts from the northwest of up to 80 km / h on the Cantabrian slope and 70 km / h in the western part of the central area of Navarra.
The Government of Navarra begs drivers for caution against the possibility of water pools forming on the roads and advises to check the road network before starting a journey.
Likewise and as the different municipalities have done, it is recommended do not park vehicles in areas that are usually flooded and remove those that are parked in them.
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