Persistent Rains Force Road Closures in Dénia

The city of Dénia has had to close traffic on two usual roads due to flooding caused by continuous rainfall.

Generic image of a road closed due to rain in a Mediterranean city.
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Generic image of a road closed due to rain in a Mediterranean city.

Persistent rainfall in Dénia has forced the City Council to close two roads, Camí del Llavador and Camí de la Bota, for the second time in less than 48 hours, despite the precipitation not being excessive.

Continuous rainfall, with some very intense downpours, led the Dénia City Council to close at least two roads during Saturday morning. Although not excessive amounts were recorded, with 27 mm falling at the Joan Chabàs station according to Avament, the continuous nature of the rain since 8:30 AM was the determining factor.
The two affected roads are Camí del Llavador, which leads to IES Maria Ibars, and Camí de la Bota, parallel to the Ondara highway. These points are common in situations of heavy rain. This is the second time in less than 48 hours that Dénia has had to activate the luminous «closed» signage and place deterrent fences, as a similar situation occurred last Thursday due to intense rains.
Finally, around 2:15 PM on Saturday, the rain stopped. Aemet expected to conclude the yellow alert, in effect throughout the morning in Marina Alta, at 4:00 PM, with a forecast of improving weather from that moment on.