The Government mobilizes 178 million in urgent aid due to DANA Adam

The Council of Ministers on November 10, 2026, approved Royal Decree-Law 33/2026, which articulates urgent measures against the damages caused by the DANA (isolated depression) named Adam between October 17 and 19. The regulation is published by the Head of State in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) no. 281, of November 11, 2026, in Section I of general provisions (reference BOE-A-2026-23602), and enters into force the day following its publication, November 12.

The text responds to an exceptional meteorological episode that hit the south of the province of Valencia and the north of Alicante with particular intensity, with accumulations exceeding 700 l/m² in points of La Safor and the Marina Alta, and precipitation of up to 175 l/m² in municipalities of the Segura basin such as Pilar de la Horadada, San Pedro del Pinatar, San Javier, and Los Alcázares. The floods affected watercourses such as the Vaca River, the Beniopa ravine, the Vernissa River, the Serpis, the Gallinera rambla, the Girona, and the Gorgos, in addition to damaging the public hydraulic and maritime-terrestrial domain.

The response is supported by the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of October 27, 2026, which declared zones severely affected by a civil protection emergency in the Valencian Community, the Region of Murcia, the Balearic Islands, and the Andalusian coast. The royal decree-law is structured into five chapters, thirty articles, seven additional provisions, and five final provisions.

Aid for the countryside and recovery of rural roads

Chapter II focuses on support for the primary sector, with significant losses in citrus fruits, vegetables, and persimmons. The subsidy for holders of combined agricultural insurance policies with an indemnifiable loss is increased up to 70% of the total cost of the premium, complementing what has already been provided by ENESA and the autonomous communities, with a credit supplement of 700,000 euros. The payment corresponds to AGROSEGURO within a maximum period of two months.

Other lines are added:

• De minimis aid to compensate for the part not covered by insurance, endowed with 3,000,000 euros and with a minimum threshold of 100 euros per beneficiary.
• A period of five business days to report the loss to AGROSEGURO from the date of entry into force.
• Emergency works on public-use agricultural roads and collective irrigation infrastructures, managed by SEIASA with 85,000,000 euros and limited to damages exceeding 100,000 euros in material execution.
• Extension until March 1, 2028, of the deadline for the ICO-MAPA-SAECA loan bonus line.
• Recognition of force majeure for primary producers.

Hydraulic and coastal works

Chapter III enables emergency processing, in accordance with Article 120 of Law 9/2017, for repairs to the public hydraulic domain and state-owned infrastructure. The extraordinary credits are distributed as follows:

• 3,000,000 euros for the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation.
• 1,500,000 euros for the Segura Hydrographic Confederation.
• 70,000,000 euros to restore the maritime-terrestrial public domain and improve the resilience of the coastline of the Comunitat Valenciana.

The fifth additional provision also reinforces the expert capacity of the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (Insurance Compensation Consortium) through emergency contracting.

Local taxation and support for trade and hospitality

Chapter IV grants an exemption from the Property Tax (IBI) and reductions in the Tax on Economic Activities (IAE) for the 2026 fiscal year, with the refund of receipts already paid and compensation to city councils charged to the General State Budgets. The cadastral accreditation fee is exempted, and the reduction of net agricultural yield indices provided for in Order HAC/1425/2025, of December 9, is permitted. Local entities may allocate their surplus from 2025, 2026, and 2027 to repair and prevention investments, under an exceptional regime of fiscal rules.

For retail trade, tourism, and hospitality, Chapter V provides for a direct grant of up to 15 million euros to the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Spain. The amounts per establishment are 5,000 euros for self-employed workers and 10,000 euros for SMEs and entities without legal personality, with applications processed in order of submission and a commitment to maintain or resume activity within six months.

The territorial scope of these measures is limited to the Valencian municipalities included in the Resolution of November 2, 2026, and in Decrees 168/2026, 169/2026, 173/2026, and 174/2026 of the Consell, although the Government Delegation in the Comunitat Valenciana may expand it through a resolution published in the Official State Gazette.

The decree-law arrives with a tight schedule: those affected must submit communications and applications within deadlines of business days, and aid is processed in order of entry until the credit is exhausted. Farmers, irrigation communities, city councils, and small businesses on the Mediterranean coast find in this regulation the most immediate way to finance repairs, while Congress must validate it in the coming weeks.

Source: Official State Gazette, no. 281, of November 11, 2026, Section I. General provisions, page 152058 (official reference: BOE-A-2026-23602).