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.
- Torrential rains struck Spain's Mediterranean east on Thursday as AEMET had warned, following an exceptionally warm summer that scientists link to human-driven climate change intensifying regional storms.
- 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 30 minutes.
- Mass telephone alerts urged residents to avoid travel as flooding closed Barcelona metro stations and diverted buses, 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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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.
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)"
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