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In early Since July 2024 the regional authorities of Andalusia announced Andalusian government has progressively expanded its response to the allocation of winter storms that damaged roads, irrigation and historic sites. Initial emergency funds covered repairs to repair storm‑damage rural roads in Huelva Granada, irrigation upgrades in 41 municipalities and to carry out emergency works at the historic site of Medina Azahara. By the end of the month a nature‑based flood‑risk project in Los Barrios. In late July 2026 the Junta de Andalucía detailed how it was deploying more than €7.7 announced a €619 million for emergency road package to repair watercourses, drainage and flood‑protection measures in other parts of hydraulic infrastructure hit by the region. The programme covered roughly 65 % of repairs on 251 rural roads in Granada, with €5.33 severe storms. €543 million spent will be transferred to restore routes vital municipalities for farmers 559 reconstruction projects, €76.6 million will fund works by the Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir, and livestock owners. Parallel upgrades to irrigation infrastructure in 41 communities received €3.45 a new €200 million to safeguard water supplies. A separate €2.4 assistance line will support urban water‑course works. The programme also provides more than €22 million contract was signed for Los Barrios vegetation control on autonomous roads across eight provinces to reduce flood risk along the Palmones River using nature‑based actions improve safety and lower fire risk, and pushes forward transport projects such as selective eucalyptus removal, riverbank vegetation restoration, a riverside trail and a pedestrian‑cycle bridge. Collectively, the southern extension of the Granada metro. Collectively, these actions illustrate the Andalusian government's escalating response to recent storms, expanding from initial funding allocations an escalating, region‑wide effort to concrete projects that address road access, irrigation, restore and flood resilience across multiple provinces. harden Andalusia’s infrastructure against future flooding.