Alerts for intense rains in Catalonia with floods and confinements

Civil Protection of the Generalitat of Catalonia has sent three ES-Alert messages this morning in the Barcelonès region and another seven in its surroundings due to intense rains during the next few hours: Alt Penedès, Garraf, Baix Llobregat, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental, Maresme and La Selva (Girona).

In Vallès Oriental, confinement is maintained. In its capital, Granollers, several roads have been flooded since early in the morning, with vehicles trapped and some sinkholes. The water has also entered the Granollers Hospital. School activity has been suspended in this town of 65,000 inhabitants, where by mid-morning more than 100 millimeters of rain had already been recorded (liters of water for every square meter of surface). In half an hour they have exceeded 40 mm.

The warning messages have asked the population to take extreme precautions in mobility and not approach flood-prone areas.

The Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat) has warned of "heavy rain", at least until 2:00 p.m., on the Catalan coast and pre-coast, according to its radar forecasts.

Meteocat has also issued red warnings of 5 out of 6 due to rainfall in Barcelona and surrounding areas that could be repeated until early Wednesday morning, with up to 40 millimeters in 30 minutes.

Since the weekend there have been incidents in the mobility of this entire area, the most populated in Catalonia, mainly in the Rodalies network (with several lines with partial or total cuts), but also in the metro network and on the roads.

The high-speed railway line was suspended around 10:00 a.m., between La Sagrera and Barcelona-Sants stations, due to an incident that affected the signaling.