Red Alert Due to Heavy Rains in Catalonia: 2 Dead
Heavy rains paralyzed life in Barcelona, 2 people lost their lives and 1 person was missing.
Quick Look
- A red alert was declared due to heavy rains in Catalonia.
- 2 people died and 1 person is missing as a result of wall collapse and other incidents in Barcelona.
- Prime Minister Sanchez warned the public.
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Why It Matters
A red alert was declared in Catalonia due to heavy rains and transportation disruptions occurred.
Due to heavy rains, the autonomous administration of Catalonia declared a "red" alert from yesterday evening until noon today and sent warning messages to all citizens in the region.
A 65-year-old man died as a result of the collapse of a wall in the Tordera district of Barcelona.
Fire crews also announced that one person died in the Montornes district of Barcelona, and one person was missing after the stream overflowed in Pineda de Mar.
It was announced that there were serious disruptions in train and metro transportation in different regions of Catalonia, especially in Barcelona, where Emergency Aid teams had to make more than 5 thousand interventions as a result of the rains, and some roads were closed to traffic.
Sanchez warns the public to "avoid unnecessary travel"
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated that heavy rains caused a very difficult situation in Catalonia, especially in Barcelona, where 2 people lost their lives.
In his statement on the social media platform of the US-based company
The Catalonia Water Agency (ACA) reported that the flow rate of the Ridaura River in the Santa Cristina d'Aro region reached 300 cubic meters per second and exceeded the threshold equivalent to a 100-year recurrence period.
One person died in the city of Albacete on October 3 due to heavy rains.
Open Questions
- Has the missing person been found?
- What is the extent of material damage?
