Civil Protection of Catalonia sends alerts for intense rains in Barcelona and regions

Civil Protection of the Generalitat of Catalonia has sent three ES-Alert 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.

In Vallès Oriental, confinement is maintained. In its capital, Granollers, there have been several floods.

The alert message asks 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 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. The high-speed railway line has been suspended around 10:00 a.m., between the stations of La Sagrera and Barcelona-Sants, due to an incident that affects the signaling.

A total of 6,217 Endesa customers have suffered incidents on the electricity grid in Catalonia due to the rains since early this Monday.