Two Dead in Flooding in Spain’s Catalonia Region
Authorities said the storms submerged homes and cars, canceled flights and trains, and triggered a red alert as officials urged people to stay indoors.
- On Sunday, authorities confirmed two people died and one remains missing after torrential rains struck Spain's Catalonia region, with Catalan leader Salvador Illa reporting a wall collapse fatality in Tordera.
- Spain's meteorological agency AEMET issued a red alert after Meteocat director Sarai Sarroca warned on Saturday of a potential 'mini-hurricane,' prompting authorities to urge residents to shelter indoors.
- Travel disruptions mounted as local trains stalled and flights were cancelled at Barcelona airport, while shops shut early and a performance of Verdi's Aida at the Liceu opera house was cancelled.
- Heavy flooding submerged cars and homes in Bellvitge and Cornella near Barcelona, while residents in Masnou inspected a collapsed wall near the Riera d'Alella and crews searched for a missing person in Pineda de Mar, 52 km north.
- Moving over land from the Mediterranean, the exceptional weather system continues to threaten Catalonia as authorities monitor forecasts for additional heavy rain in the coming hours.
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Two dead in flooding in Spain’s Catalonia region
Oct 4 (Reuters) - Two people have died and another was missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain's Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday. Catalan leader Salvador Illa confirmed the death of a man after a wall collapsed in Tordera, a town...
The torrential rains that hit the east of Spain and keep the city of Barcelona under alert and its surroundings caused the death of two people, announced Sunday the authorities, which warned about the risk of flooding and river spills.
Torrential rains are falling on the east of Spain and keeping the city of Barcelona and its surroundings on alert. Two deaths are to be deplored, the authorities said on Sunday. - Torrential rains in Spain: two deaths in the province of Barcelona placed on alert (International).
Local authorities report two deaths and warn of the continued risk of flooding and river overflows.
A 75-year-old man died after the fall of a wall in Tordera, another drowned in a garage in Montornès del Vallès.
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