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Search Continues for Two Missing After Flash Floods in Catalonia

Authorities have lifted heavy-rain warnings on the mainland to allow recovery operations to proceed.

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Overview

  • Search teams are scouring receding waters at Cubelles after two people were swept away by the swollen Foix River.
  • Emergency responders treated more than 70 people for injuries, and no serious casualties have been reported.
  • Spain’s weather service issued its highest alert before storms dumped over 100 liters of rain per square meter in parts of Catalonia.
  • Rail services in Catalonia have resumed following a multi-hour suspension and a flight bound for the USA returned to Barcelona after hail damaged its nose.
  • Heavy storms also battered Aragon, Navarra and the Basque Country, stretching regional emergency response efforts.