According to the firefighters, the two people may have been dragged by the Rio Fox flood in Cubelles, a municipality of 17,000 inhabitants located about 50 km from Barcelona.
Two people are missing after strong rainfall reach the region of Cataloniain the northeast of Spainon Saturday night (12). Storms caused flooding, damage to infrastructure and interrupted the circulation of trains in the region for hours. According to the firefighters, the missing may have been dragged by the Full wasx full, in Cubelles, a municipality of 17 thousand inhabitants located about 50 km of Barcelona. Searches are concentrated on the banks and mouth of the river, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Intense rains led to flooding at various points, including a Barcelona hospital, which was out of power and had to suspend the admission of new patients. At the city’s airport, a plane that was heading to the United States had to return after the aircraft’s nozzle was damaged by hail.
Renfe railway company suspended the operation of high -speed, regional and suburban trains throughout Catalonia. More than 70 people received emergency care, without registration of serious cases. The red alert decreed around 5 pm was suspended about two hours later.
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In addition to Catalonia, other northern and east regions of Spain, such as Aragon and the Valencian community, were also affected. In Aragon, the army was called to help in emergency work. The rains rekindle the alert for extreme events in the region. In October last year, a similar episode left 227 dead in Spain, generating criticism of the authorities’ response, especially in regional governments.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Felipe Cerqueira
Source: Jovempan
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