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 on Thursday, as AEMET had warned, following an exceptionally warm summer that scientists say is intensifying storms and heavy rainfall across the region.
- Catalan emergency services received more than 850 calls resulting in over 500 incidents, while Valencia reported 478 incidents as Avamet recorded more than 70 millimetres of rain in just 30 minutes.
- Mass telephone alerts urged residents to avoid travel as flooding closed metro stations and diverted buses in Barcelona, while 12 flights were delayed or cancelled at Prat airport on Thursday.
- 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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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.
Firefighters of the Generalitat have reported in the early hours of Thursday that they have recovered the lifeless body of a man whose vehicle had been trapped when passing through a stream in Olivella (Barcelona).«In Olivella (Garraf), we have located the lifeless body of a man about 500 meters from the point where ... Continue reading "They find dead the driver who was trapped by the water in Olivella (Barcelona)"
The body of a man was found near Barcelona after the passage of major storms which paralyzed Catalonia and the region of Valencia The lifeless body of a man carried away by a course of study.
The firefighters find the driver of a car missing late in the day after heavy rains.Civil Protection sends two Es-Alert for the temporary fort. A man has died during the floods provoked by the storm this Wednesday in the province of Barcelona. The Generalitat Bombers have confirmed the finding of the driver of a vehicle that was dragged by the water 500 meters from the car. At first, the deputy director of prevention of Civil Protection of the G…
VIDEO - Significant rainfall has affected Catalonia and the Valencia region of Spain since Wednesday, causing major flooding and the death of one person.
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