Spain's national colleges and zones are under water

1. Schools are in danger of flooding
2. Poor probabilities
3. About three million people live in no-go zones
4. Hospitales, residences de mayores… en peligro
5. Economic impact

Dozens of schools were destroyed after DANA's transition que asoló Valencia el pasado on October 29. Before the seriousness of the situation, the Generalitat immediately suspended classes in all affected areas. Sin embargo, tres semanas después, miles students continue without returning to school due to damage caused by heavy rains. However, you have no questions. Get information from the Ministry for Transición Ecológica cifra 985 los colegios situados en zonas con risego de inundación.

Schools are in danger of flooding

These centers of education, which are random, are mainly in the north-east (Catalonia and the Ebro basin), the east (Comunidad Valenciana and Murcia), as well as the south-west (Andalusia) and north-west (Galicia) regions of Spain. The information is included in the email Flood Risk Management Plan 2022-2027.

The number of affected educational centers has increased significant increase In 2015, inform the public. 552 educational infrastructures were counted among kindergartens, primary education institutions, institutes, special education centers and university universities located in areas with a risk of exposure to security. This increase reflects how exposure to risk is increasing as a result of the effects of climate change and urban sprawl.

Poor probabilities

Information about the existence of probability también destaca 0.2% (1 in 500) de que una inundación de grand magnitud ocurra en un año determinado. This statistical calculation, known as the 500-year cycle, helps us understand how often extreme events like the one in Valencia can occur.

According to the information provided by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the latter was qualified as DANA la peor gota fría del sigloWith higher impacts and records than September 2019 or two major storms of the eighties: October 1982, Pantanada de TousIn November 1987. On October 29 in the province of Valencia, llegaron a caer en torno a 500 liters per square meter in just six hours.

About three million people live in no-go zones

Within the framework of risk zones, their delimitation is ensured in the report 25,000 kilometers away en España. These zones include not only educational centers but also population centers and major economic sectors. Según los datos officiciales, allrededor de 2,730,000 people It is relevant in residential areas.

The most alarming figures are concentrated in the Guadalquivir hydrographic boundaries, where 574,736 people may be affected, Jucar with 495,721, and Segura, where 555,944 people are at risk.

Hospitales, residences de mayores… en peligro

In addition to colleges, the MITECO report provides location details 5,600 points of special importance for civil defense en zones de major riesgo. Included 45 hospitalsoperatively during emergencies; 358 residences of mayorsque albergan a una población especially vulnerable; 807 architectural buildings and conjuntos classification of native culture; y 914 sports facilitiesmuchas de ellas is located cerca de cursos fluviales.

The analysis also includes land use in the affected areas. You más de rate 560,000 hectares They can remain under water for 500 years. De esta surface, el 64% is agricultural landlo que pone en riesgo cultivos esenciales para la economía national, while 10% son áraas urbanasincludes animations, public installations and advertisements.

Economic impact

Another point highlighted in the document is the economic impact of floods. In 2019 alone, more than ten compensations were paid for damage caused in the city 300 million euros.

The risk in the agricultural sector is also considerable: the report estimates that the value of production is at risk 2,000 million eurosmainly affects cultivos herbáceos, citricos y de invernadero.