Bad weather in Catalonia: two victims and one missing due to torrential rain

The violent bad weather that is hitting Catalonia has caused at least two victims and one missing person. The latest death concerns a 65-year-old man who died in Tordera, a municipality in the province of Barcelona, ​​after the collapse of a wall caused by torrential rain. Another person drowned in a flooded garage in Montornes del Valles. The two victims join a 102-year-old woman who died on Saturday in Castile-La Mancha, overwhelmed by floods. Yesterday the authorities had declared a red alert in 17 districts due to exceptional rainfall, recording accumulations of more than 200 millimeters of rain in a few hours and the risk of phenomena similar to a "Mediterranean mini-hurricane".

The announcement from the authorities

The president of the Catalan Generalitat, Salvador Illa, confirmed the man's death with a message published on social media. The governor expressed his condolences to the victim's family, defining the situation affecting the area as particularly serious.

The emergency continues to mainly affect the provinces of Barcelona and Girona. According to the Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet), "over 100 liters per square meter accumulated during the night in numerous locations". In Granollers and other towns in the area, rescuers intervened to rescue people trapped in vehicles on the flooded roads.

Alert in northern Catalonia

According to Illa, the emergency remains open especially in the northern part of Catalonia, where weather conditions continue to cause concern. The authorities have invited the population to maintain maximum caution and follow the indications of the Civil Protection and emergency services.

Thousands of users without electricity

The rainfall caused approximately 220 failures in the electricity grid, leaving over 17,600 users without power. Among the most affected locations are Barcelona, ​​Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, while interventions to restore service are underway.