AVA-Asaja estimates the losses in rice due to the passage of DANA Alice at two million euros.

Rain falls on the already wet Valencian countryside. After the passage of storm Gabrielle at the end of September, whose rainfall was beneficial for crops and livestock, the initial assessment by the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-Asaja) puts the losses caused by flooding in rice fields at two million euros. Moreover, the agricultural organization warns of further localized damage to citrus fruits, persimmons, and vegetables due to hailstorms—in Silla and Sueca—and problems from excess moisture if the rains continue with intensity over the next few days. For now, the water reaching the Albufera natural park from La Ribera and L’Horta Sud has flooded more than 500 hectares of rice fields that were about to be harvested, to the point that the water level reaches the spikes and causes the loss of the commercial value of the rice. The most affected towns are Catarroja, Massanassa, Albal, and Silla, where there was still a week left for harvesting and the water has risen above ...