The powerful 5.2 earthquake hit on Monday at 7:13 at 7:13 local time and rattled the popular tourist area, including the Costa del Sol and Alicante.
The earthquake epicenter was only 51 km from Almería in the Mediterranean at a very shallow depth of 10 km, which intensified its impact. The scared tourists have described that they were awakened by an “incredible roar” because the buildings were forcibly shaken.
The earthquake influenced 50 cities in seven provinces, while Granada, Málaga, Murcia and Albacete among the most difficult interventions. Within a few hours, six shocks followed, the strongest measuring size 3.4.
Emergency services received 25 calls because the frightened residents reported that they were shaking all over southern Spain and North Africa.
Damage to the airport in the middle of the flood chaos
Part of the roof of Almería Airport collapsed during the earthquake and created a massive cloud of dust that scared workers who had morning coffee. “We heard the sounds, then the loud bang, It was a real frightening, ”the employee told the local media, although miraculously there was no injury.
In Huercal de Almeria, she married the Toyota Showroom showroom that forced the area to be glued. The earthquake combined chaos after the weather after the weekend floods immersed northeast Spain, where Barcelona received 155 mm rain in just 2-3 hours.
Near Barcelona, 71 patients were evacuated by the Hospital Penedès when the streets became rivers, while witnesses reported a woman and a child sweeped in the raging river Cubellles.
British tourist Sarah Jennings in Mojácar said: “My hotel room was forcibly shook for 15 seconds – I hid under the table screaming”. More than 91 people across Spain and Algeria reported the shocks of land, while Almería (19 reports) and Roquetas de Mar (9 messages) are experiencing the strongest tremor.
Emergency warnings warned the population to check gas leaks and structural damage before evacuation. The earthquake, Spain, the strongest in 23 years, according to reports, caused a large alarm despite a slight classification on a European seismic scale.
No warnings have been issued, because the shocks below 6.5 rarely trigger destructive waves.
Voltage services with a double disaster
The rescue teams faced current crises: flood operations continued in Catalonia, while the assessment of the earthquake damage spanned Andalusia. Andalusia emergency services have confirmed less infrastructure damage, but no earthquake injuries.
The British foreign office has not issued a travel warning, but advises tourists to follow the Spanish aemet warning. Meteorologists warned against the ongoing heavy storms in 25 provinces ranging from Huesca to Castellón.
As airports are underway and floods are underway, the authorities admit more extreme weather because climate scientists notice growing frequencies of such composed disasters in the Mediterranean region.
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