Catalonia under the waters. The northeast of Spain was beaten by torrential rains this Saturday, July 12, especially in Catalonia, where the authorities launched a red alert, with the sending of telephone messages to the inhabitants.
These heavy rains surprised several inhabitants and tourists who came to enjoy the beaches of Barcelona.
Important floods
These heavy rains led to floods, especially in a hospital in Barcelona, which had to reject the entry of new patients after being the victim of an electricity.
This bad weather pushed the railway company to suspend traffic traffic for several hours throughout Catalonia, both for high -speed trains and for regional and suburban trains.
In the commune of Suria, the Cardener river left its bed and won at least three cars during its visit, according to images of local journalists.
The heavy rains transformed the Cardener river into a powerful torrent that transported several objects on their way.
The hay also fell very violently to the city of Castellón.
Two missing people
In Catalonia, emergency services attended more than 70 people, but none in serious condition, depending on emergency services. The red alert, which had been released around 5 pm, rose around 7 pm
Two people disappear in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, after torrential rains.
“We are looking for two people in Cubelos”, a commune of 17,000 inhabitants located 50 kilometers from Barcelona, firefighters said in a message posted at night on the social network X.
“According to the first information, Foix’s flood led them to flood”, which flows to the Mediterranean, he added, specifying that the research system referred to “the shores” of the river and “their mouth.” In this commune, a torrent of water completely has the streets of the city.
In addition to Catalonia, several regions of the north and east of Spain were affected by these heavy rains, including Aragon, where the soldiers of the Military Emergency Unit (UMU) and the Community of Valencia were deployed.
This region had been affected at the end of October by a tragic episode of torrential rains that left 227 dead. The authorities, especially regional, had been criticized for their lack of preparation and response capacity.
Source: BFM TV
