Severe storms and floods in Spain
Catalonia and Basque Country hit by heavy rain – 102-year-old drowned in Castile-La Mancha
Quick Look
- Parts of Spain, particularly Catalonia and the Basque Country, were hit by severe storms with heavy rainfall.
- Streets and cellars were flooded and the fire department had thousands of calls.
- A 102-year-old woman died in Madrigueras.
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Why It Matters
Spain had already been hit by severe storms in the past few days.
Parts of Spain have been hit by severe storms with heavy rain. Large amounts of rain fell particularly in the autonomous region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain with Barcelona, as the state TV broadcaster RTVE reported. Images from the town of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona showed streets flooded and people standing knee-deep in water.
According to the newspaper “Vanguardia”, the fire department in the region received more than a thousand calls on Sunday night. Most of the incidents involved flooding of cellars and other rooms as well as fallen trees. The fire brigade also had to rescue drivers trapped in their vehicles, the newspaper reported.
102-year-old drowns in heavy rain
Authorities also reported flooding and flooded streets in the Basque Country around the city of Bilbao as a result of the heavy rains. According to RTVE, the water was knee-deep in some parts of Bilbao's old town. Traffic had to come to a standstill in some areas.
Severe storms have already hit parts of the country in the past few days. Spanish media unanimously reported that a 102-year-old woman drowned in her home on Saturday in the town of Madrigueras in the Castile-La Mancha region. Pictures showed how streets there had turned into raging rivers. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his condolences to the woman's relatives at X.
Open Questions
- How much is the exact property damage?
- Are there any other injuries?
