The storm leaves 38 emergencies in Córdoba and a woman injured by the fall of a cornice on calle Sevilla

The Andalusian Emergency Agency has handled 38 alerts in the province of Córdoba since Saturday, October 17. In the capital, a woman was injured in the back when an element of a cornice fell. Three roads in Córdoba remain closed.

P. Gonz. L. · Published on October 20, 2026 at 11:40

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A woman has been injured in the back by a falling element from a cornice on calle Sevilla in Córdoba capital. The alert was registered at 12:07 hours and health services treated her and transferred her to a health centre, according to the Agencia de Emergencias de Andalucía (EMA 1-1-2), under the Consejería de Presidencia, Sanidad y Emergencias.

38 alerts in the province

The EMA 1-1-2 has handled 38 emergencies related to rain and storms in the province of Córdoba between 12:00 hours on Saturday, October 17 and 18:30 hours on Monday, October 19. Across Andalucía, the balance of the episode amounts to 673 alerts, with Almería (175), Cádiz (155) and Málaga (150) at the top. Córdoba is the sixth province by number of incidents. The incidents have been mainly related to flooding of homes, premises, garages and public roads, problems in basic services, rescues and salvages, obstacles on roads and landslides.

Three roads cut

Three roads remain closed to traffic in both directions, two of them in the province of Córdoba:

The CO-4103, between kilometres 0 and 13, between Bujalance and Villa del Río.
The CO-4207, between kilometres 0 and 9.1, between Montilla and Montalbán de Córdoba, including the puente de La Zarza, between kilometres 5 and 6.
The SE-6300, between kilometres 0 and 6, in Lebrija (Sevilla).

Fewer alerts than on Sunday

The impact of the storm has decreased in recent hours. During Monday, 81 emergencies were handled until the close of the balance, compared with 323 on Sunday and 269 on Saturday. The Plan de Emergencias ante el Riesgo de Inundaciones en Andalucía (PERI) remains activated in the emergency phase, operational situation 1. At 18:30 hours on Monday, 22 territorial emergency plans at local level remained operational, none of them in the province of Córdoba.

Alerts for Tuesday

The Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) forecasts for Tuesday, October 20 yellow alerts for rain in the Jaén districts of Morena y Condado, Cazorla y Segura and Valle del Guadalquivir, in force between 06:00 and 11:59 hours, for accumulated rainfall of 15 litres per square metre in one hour.

What to do in the rain

The EMA 1-1-2 recommends avoiding unnecessary travel during heavy rain and checking the state of the roads before setting out. If travelling is essential, speed must be reduced, the safety distance increased and closures, diversions and indications from the emergency services respected. A flooded road, a rambla, a stream or any area covered with water must never be crossed, neither on foot nor by vehicle. You must move away from channels, riverbanks, underpasses and low points, and avoid parking in flood-prone areas. In the event of flooding, you must go up to high and safe areas, head to the upper floors of the home and avoid basements, garages and ground floors at risk of flooding. In any risk situation, you must call 1-1-2, free and available 24 hours, and indicate the location and what is happening.