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Roads cut, flooded hospital …:
Since Saturday, important rains have been touching northeast of Spain. In addition, Important floods took place in particular in Catalonia.
Catalonia under waters. Meanwhile, Northeast of Spain was hit by torrential rains this Saturday. Furthermore, July 12, especially in Catalonia, where the authorities launched a red alert, with the sending of telephone messages to the inhabitants.
These heavy rains surprised several inhabitants and tourists who came to enjoy the beaches of Barcelona.
Important floods – Roads cut, flooded hospital …
These heavy rains led to floods. Meanwhile, especially in a hospital in Barcelona, which had to refuse the entry of new patients after being the victim of an electric cut.
These bad weather pushed the railway company to suspend the traffic of trains for several hours throughout Catalonia. both for high -speed trains and for regional and suburban trains.
In the commune of Suria. the Cardener river came out of its bed and won at least three cars during its visit, according to images of local journalists.
The heavy rains transformed the Cardener river into a powerful torrent carrying several objects in its path.
Hay also fell very violently into the town of Castellón.
Two missing people
In Catalonia, more than 70 people were taken care of by emergency services, but none in serious condition, depending on the emergency services. The red alert, which had been launched around 5 p.m., was lifted around 7 p.m.
Two people are missing in Catalonia, in northeast Spain, after torrential rains.
“We are looking for two people in roads cut, flooded hospital … Cubelles”. a commune of 17,000 inhabitants located 50 kilometers from Barcelona, said firefighters in a message published in the evening on the social network X.
“According to first information. they were taken away by the flood of the Foix”, which flows into the Mediterranean, added, specifying that the research system concerned “the banks” of the river as well as “its mouth”. In this commune, a torrent of water completely has the streets of the city.
In addition to Catalonia. several regions of northern and eastern Spain were affected by these heavy rains, including Aragon, where soldiers of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) were deployed, and the Valencia Community.
This region had been affected at the end of October by a tragic episode of torrential rains which left 227 dead. The authorities, especially regional, had then been criticized for their lack of preparation and responsiveness.
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