Catalonia government, Dana alert ended. Valencia, there would be no victims in the Aldaia car park

At present, 'there is no scientific evidence on the hypothesis of an important risk of epidemic diseases (cholera, typhoid and others) after a natural disaster': this is what the Spanish Ministry of Health says in reference to fears that have circulated in recent days due to the devastating flooding in Valencia, especially as there may still be bodies of victims to be recovered. "Most microorganisms do not survive long in the human body after death," the Iberian medical authorities add. "The infections that could cause these problems are not epidemic in Spain. If infections do occur, they are more likely to come from the survivors themselves'. Nevertheless, they add in a note, 'it is possible that some of the water or muddy areas are contaminated and transmit intestinal infections, causing diarrhoea or vomiting'. It is therefore necessary to 'avoid contact' and 'follow hygiene, nutrition and safety recommendations'.

Meanwhile, after the anger and protest that erupted yesterday in Paiporta, which forced King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, along with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the governor of Valencia, Carlos Mazon, to interrupt their visit to the most flood-affected localities in Spain, the monarch changed his official agenda to preside over the meeting of the command centre of the Army's Military Unit (Ume) in Torrejon de Ardoz (Madrid). In spite of the throwing of mud and objects at the official party, Felipe VI listened to the cries for help of the affected population in Paiporta: 'Felipe do not abandon us'. And he guaranteed that 'the State in its entirety is and will be present' in the flood-ravaged municipalities to cope with the catastrophe. The monarchs' visit was at their initiative, to express solidarity with the affected families, despite having been advised against for security reasons, according to government sources quoted today by various Iberian media, including El Pais.

It continues to rain in Spain, and due to the impact of a new Dana moving north of the Levante side of Spain, a new red alert has been issued by the Civil Defence with es-Alert messages for torrential rain, which has affected the province of Castellon, Catalonia and the province of Barcelona since the early hours of the morning. Regional train connections have been disrupted by the infrastructure manager Renfe and at least 50 flights have been diverted from Barcelona's El Prat airport, where torrential rain has flooded part of the airfield.

The provinces of Aragon and Extremadura are also under precipitation alert, with a yellow risk level. Meanwhile, the city of Valencia and the municipalities of its metropolitan area have suspended classes for today due to the rain still affecting the province and the mobility restrictions decreed by the Generalitat to facilitate the work of the emergency services.

Heavy cancellations and delays also in Italy for flights departing for Spain, which is still plagued by bad weather. According to the company specialised in air transport ReimburseAlVolo, the situation in the early afternoon of today sees several companies operating connections from Italy to Barcelona's El Prat airport involved in the disruption: Vueling, Ryanair, Ita Airways. Specifically, departing from Rome-Fiumicino, Vueling flight VY6107 at 12:25 has been cancelled, while delays between 2 and a half and 3 and a half hours have been recorded for connections operated by Ryanair, Ita, Vueling. From Orio al Serio, Ryanair flight FR847 at 5:50 a.m. was diverted to another Spanish airport. From Turin Caselle, Ryanair flight 9112 at 8:45 a.m. was delayed by 3.40 hours, Vueling flight at 3:10 p.m. (VY6515) was cancelled. From Bologna Guglielmo Marconi there was a delay of 4 hours and 16 minutes for Vueling flight 6525 at 8:55. From Venice Marco Polo, delays for Vueling flight 6401 at 9:40 and Ryanair flight 776 at 10:25. At Napoli Capodichino, flight Vueling 6503 at 16:00 is cancelled and at Bari, flight Vueling 6613 at 15:10 is cancelled. In addition to these flights, possible repercussions could affect connections scheduled for the afternoon and evening hours, warns RimborsoAlVolo.

At least 150 litres per square metre of rain have accumulated at El Prat airport in four hours, in the downpour that has been pounding Barcelona since this morning and is equivalent to 'a quarter of what it rains all year', according to the spokesman for Amet, the state meteorological agency, Ruben del Campo, quoted by El Pais. An amount close to the historical record of 187 litres recorded in a single day in September 1953. A water emergency had been declared in Barcelona for months this year due to the exceptional prolonged drought recorded in Catalonia.