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Alcalá de Henares Wakes Up Without Water After Supply Network Breakdown

The city of Alcalá de Henares remains without water supply this Wednesday, April 15, despite the repair of a key fault in the general network.

Empty kitchen tap, symbolizing water shortage.
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Empty kitchen tap, symbolizing water shortage.

The city of Alcalá de Henares is currently without water supply this Wednesday, April 15, even though the Mancomunidad de Aguas del Sorbe has repaired a breakdown in Yunquera de Henares that affected 44 municipalities.

Despite the second breakdown at the Redes maintenance facility in Yunquera de Henares being fully repaired and the progressive restoration of service initiated, Alcalá de Henares continues to lack water. The initial incident, reported on Monday, April 13, originated from a broken pipeline in Yunquera, potentially affecting the water channel towards the Corredor del Henares. Subsequently, additional issues arose with a vent valve in Fontanar, and finally, a crucial valve failed to close correctly due to component deterioration.
This series of failures necessitated cutting off both main pipelines, leaving 44 municipalities without supply, with Alcalá de Henares being the most affected due to its size and location. As of 8:00 AM this Wednesday, April 15, the Alcalá de Henares City Council was awaiting the latest technical reports from the Mancomunidad de Aguas del Sorbe to inform its citizens.
Initial technical forecasts indicated that the supply would be fully restored in approximately three hours, around 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 14. However, complete normalization depends on the gradual refilling of municipal reservoirs. As Alcalá de Henares is the largest and most distant municipality from the repaired infrastructure, it will be the last to recover service, and not all its neighborhoods will do so simultaneously. In fact, as of 8:00 AM this Wednesday, no part of the city had water.
Neighborhoods such as Nueva Alcalá, El Val, Espartales, and El Ensanche are still awaiting the restoration of water supply, which was cut off between 1:00 PM and 8:00 PM on Tuesday, depending on the area. During Tuesday afternoon, the city received support from tanker trucks provided by the Canal de Isabel II, which distributed water at the Municipal Boards of Districts II, III, IV, and V.
Furthermore, bottled water distribution has been reinforced with a logistical operation including a truck carrying 10 pallets of jerry cans (equivalent to 800 units of 5 liters) and two additional vans with another 6 pallets, to expand coverage in the affected neighborhoods. Throughout this period, priority has been given to supplying healthcare centers, nursing homes, educational centers, and nurseries, thus ensuring care for the most vulnerable groups.

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