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The Aemet Launches Warnings in Madrid for Heavy Rains and Storms «without Excluding the Appearance of Hail»
Meteocat said the downpours could bring 40mm in 30 minutes as officials kept flood emergency plans active and urged residents to avoid travel.
- The Catalan regional government declared a torrential rain alert on Monday for Barcelona and its metropolitan area, home to more than five million people, triggering widespread transport disruptions.
- Granollers experienced severe ground collapse after soaking since Saturday took another 107 litres per square metre in a morning, creating two sinkholes and forcing evacuation of offices near the courthouse.
- Emergency services reported two deaths in Montorn and Vall, while crews continue searching for a person swept away on Sunday in Pineda and Mar, with at least 1,650 calls and about 46 rescues.
- Firefighters handled 2,711 calls since the storm began, while the Tenes river flow surged to 128 cubic metres per second, heightening flood risks at the Bes mouth between Santa Coloma and Badalona.
- Officials issued Orange alerts for Huesca and Lleida, while Yellow warnings cover Extremadura, Toledo, and Salamanca as heavy rainfall threatens Castilla-La Mancha and the Pyrenees.
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A new storm episode alerts the entire Catalan coastline and prelitoral at least until Thursday
Illa Announces 75 Million in Temporary Aid and Calls for the Declaration of Seriously Affected Areas
The president explains that this declaration in the devastated territories would allow for another "capacity to receive aid".
A heavy rain alert was launched Monday, October 5, 2026 in Catalonia. Firefighters carried out numerous interventions, between ground falls and people trapped in their cars.
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