Streets Submerged by Floods in Spain After Country's Hottest Summer
Catalan emergency services received more than 850 rain-related calls as floods closed metro stations, delayed flights and prompted a search near Barcelona.
- Catalan firefighters located the lifeless body of a man in Olivella, around 40 kilometres west of Barcelona, on Thursday, correcting earlier Civil Protection reports that rescuers were searching for a woman swept away by floodwaters.
- Torrential rains struck Spain's Mediterranean east as AEMET had warned, following an exceptionally warm summer that scientists attribute to intensifying storms driven by human-caused climate change.
- Catalan emergency services received more than 850 calls resulting in over 500 incidents, while Avamet recorded more than 70 millimetres of rain in 30 minutes across Valencia municipalities.
- Mass telephone alerts urged residents to avoid travel as flooding closed Barcelona metro stations and diverted buses, while 12 flights were cancelled or delayed at Prat airport.
- Prime Minister Pedro warned of "very complicated situations" as more than 20 municipalities across Almeria and Murcia suspended classes, reflecting the region's vulnerability after 2024 floods that killed more than 230 people.
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An orange warning for rain is in effect on the Spanish east coast. In Barcelona and Valencia, streets have flooded and cities have been paralyzed.
A severe weather episode caused serious flooding in eastern Spain, and the balance sheet already includes a death. A man's body taken from the waters of a river was found near Barcelona on Thursday, after the car he was driving was surprised by a watercourse.
Bad weather caused chaos in the Valencian Community and Catalonia. A man died after a car was dragged by the current. Closed schools and orange warnings kept for this Thursday.
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cedarnews.netThe authorities called on the inhabitants of Catalonia and the Valencia region to avoid unnecessary displacement and to exercise extreme caution.
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SIC NotíciasThe heavy rain has been causing flooding in the Valencia and Barcelona areas since Wednesday. The Valencian community government has activated the special contingency plan and asked the citizens to stay at home.
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