Overview
- The storm, referred to as Alice, delivered roughly two months of rain in 48 hours, with more than 200 L/m² measured at La Ràpita and torrents of mud in southern Tarragona.
- Emergency services reported at least 18 injuries, including one serious, and carried out about 30 rescues as close to 1,000 people left their homes for safety.
- Catalan civil protection sent phone alerts in Montsià urging residents to avoid travel and waterways, while regional leader Salvador Illa urged maximum caution.
- Transport links suffered major disruption, with flooded rail and highway sections and access to Ibiza’s airport by road reported blocked after a brief operational halt.
- Aemet’s earlier red alert covered Tarragona with forecasts up to 180 mm in 12 hours in the Ebre delta, and as conditions eased, new warnings sounded near Valencia.