Canceled trains and damage to vehicles and homes: economic consequences for DANA

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CALF The epidemic, which has ravaged central, southern and eastern Spain, has caused problems with most infrastructure in the last few hours. Transport: on the rail network, on the roads, on both divided and conventional roads, and in urban transport, such as interruptions in the Madrid Metro.

While it’s still too early to assess the economic cost of all the downsides, severe storms have wreaked havoc. Material damage to vehicles and flooding of homesAlongside the two deaths in Toledo, many went missing in Madrid. In addition to personal and material damage, some railway infrastructure and roads were also damaged.

DANA will have an economic impact renfeOffering the possibility to change the date and time of tickets free of charge during bad weather conditionsMoreover, it will have to bear the cost of all travel cancellations on the Mediterranean Corridor and conventional routes. The rest of the rail operators were also affected by the disruption of high-speed traffic between Madrid and Andalusia.

Adif reported this Monday that traffic has returned to normal in Madrid-Andalusia relations and that a speed limit has been imposed between La Sagra and Yeles (Toledo) at 8:06 am. This episode has been interrupted since Sunday. accumulation of water this affects different operators roaming the line.

“Adif technicians continue to work to ensure the final repair. Service is offered sporadicallyand trains can experience significant delays,” they note in a statement.

According to Adif, Renfe will continue to start circulations with a train from Madrid to Seville and from Seville to Madrid. Regular circulations on the line, except Madrid-Toledo, will be restored once these two circulations are finished.

Madrid-Toledo line continues to be suspended. Adif staff are working to restore the service.

In the Mediterranean Corridor, the work of Adif technicians has made it possible to restore circulation between L’Aldea-Amposta and Ulldecona with speed limits after the line was suspended this Sunday due to waterlogging. “Normalization of service will be gradualtherefore, some trains may experience significant delays,” says Renfe.

After the train services between Cantoblanco and Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes in Cercanías de Madrid were stopped for a few hours, services on the C4a line between Chamartín and Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes returned to normal. Trains are slowly returning to their normal frequencies.




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DANA causes flooding across much of the Peninsula and traffic chaos in Madrid

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Traffic between Villasequilla and El Romeral (Toledo) was stopped due to waterlogging.

– Trains connecting Madrid with the traditional route to Jaén, Albacete, Alcázar and Almería were affected.

– Alternate road service between Alcázar de San Juan and Aranjuez.

Traffic between Talavera and Madrid was interrupted due to interruptions on three sections of this route.

– Alternate route service between Talavera de la Reina and Fuenlabrada for affected trains.

Madrid Metro

For his part, he Madrid Metro It also offers some cut sections due to the destruction caused by rain in the center of the peninsula. Circulation continues in both directions, interrupted by waterlogging between Pirámides and Porto stations, as the public company communicates through its social networks. Estimated resolution time more than 1 hour.

Roaming on line 7 was restored. Roaming has been cut off on L7 this Monday morning, the section remaining between Kanal and Guzmán el Bueno stations in both directions and between Las Musas and García Noblejas.

Communication between Rivas Futura and Puerta de Arganda stations on line 9, line 4 and line ML1, line 6, line 11 and line 5 was also restored.

Insurance claims

Floods, forest fires, storms and other increasingly frequent adverse events cause numerous material and human damages, which means high costs. The said costs resulting from natural disasters in Spain amounted to: 3.6 billion euros in 2021A drill marked by the eruption of the La Palma and Filomena volcanoes.

Property damage caused by this DANA As long as they are contracted and their payments are up to date, they are covered by insurance policies.. According to the General Council of Insurance Intermediaries, most multi-risk insurance covers damage to vehicles and electrical equipment due to a storm or tree fall, repair of leaks and collapse of roofs on homes and even damage from power outages.

In addition, professionals who have lost their profit policy (e.g. farmers) can claim compensation for loss of business activity if they experience a harvest-related problem.

It is recommended from the public agency representing insurance agents. Document the entire cauldron with photographs and save damaged remainsas well as making a claim within the first seven days after this happens.

Considering the effects of the DANA crossing in different parts of the peninsula, Mutua Madrileña has launched a special service device for home, car and motorcycle insured and created a special phone number (91 503 64 15). emergency aid.

Through this channel, the insurer will speed up procedures for customers who have recently had an accident due to adverse weather conditions, causing damage to homes and cars, as well as to their homes and cars. Thus, Mutua Madrileña puts its special protocol into play, as it has done in recent years when extraordinary atmospheric events have taken place.

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