
Meteocat issues a red warning for rain in Barcelona and surrounding areas, with impacts on mobility and power outages.
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Alerts issued by Civil Protection due to intense rains in Catalonia with effects on transport and electricity.
Civil Protection of the Generalitat of Catalonia has sent three ES-Alerts this morning in the Barcelonès region and another seven in its surroundings due to intense rains during the next ones: Alt Penedès, Garraf, Baix Llobregat, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental, Maresme and La Selva. In Vallès Oriental, confinement is maintained.
The population has been asked 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.
Meteocat has also issued a red warning of 5 out of 6 due to intense rain in Barcelona and surrounding areas. It has also issued an orange notice due to the possibility of exceeding 90 liters in three hours.
Since the weekend there have been incidents in mobility in this area, mainly in the Rodalies network, but also in the metro network and on the roads.
A total of 6,217 Endesa customers have suffered incidents on the electricity grid in Catalonia due to the rains this Monday since the first hour.
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A storm of torrential rains in Catalonia has caused two deaths, the disappearance of one person, historic flooding in rivers such as the Besòs and the Ridaura, electricity outages, hospital and school damage, and massive mobilization of emergency services and volunteers.

The territorial delegate of the Junta de Castilla y León in Ávila, José Francisco Hernández, has declared emergency situation 1 due to the risk of flooding after the intense rains in the southern half of the province, affecting areas such as El Barraco, Mombeltrán and Casavieja, recently affected by the Burgohondo fire. The measure is activated by weather predictions and the state of dams and reservoirs, although the Board assures that the situation is under control.

An episode of torrential rains with tropical characteristics hit Catalonia over the weekend, leaving 213 liters per square meter in Barcelona, two fatalities, one missing person, widespread flooding, damage to infrastructure and more than 200 firefighting interventions.

The intense rains have caused river overflows and incidents in the south of Ávila, especially in Casavieja, Mombeltrán and El Barraco, with the Alberche River overflowing and non-drinking water due to ash carryover from the Burgohondo fire; Aemet maintains an orange notice and bottled water is supplied.

The Aemet explains that the extreme heat of the Mediterranean, which broke records in September, is the main driver of the torrential rains in eastern Spain, causing fatalities in Catalonia and activating red notices in Barcelona and Girona.
A storm of torrential rains of tropical origin has caused two deaths in Barcelona and serious damage in Catalonia. Historical records have been recorded for rainfall, road and rail service cuts, and river overflows.