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Severe Rains Stretch Spain and Argentina: Searches Continue as Catalonia Eases, Corrientes Declares Emergency

Authorities prioritize searches for the missing alongside sheltering for evacuees.

Overview

  • In Catalonia, the Levante storm is forecast to ease after reactivating Saturday, with 891 weather-related 112 calls, a woman critically injured by a fallen lamppost in Sabadell, rail disruptions in Tarragona and ski areas closed for avalanche risk.
  • Reservoirs in Catalonia’s internal basins have surged to 72.9% capacity, sharply higher than a year ago, with Susqueda at 93.36% and Sau at 77.10% according to the latest readings.
  • In Andalucía, three people are missing after torrential rains: two men whose van was swept away in Alhaurín el Grande—later found damaged and empty 1.6 km downstream—and a motorcyclist lost in Íllora, with Guardia Civil, GREA and volunteers leading searches.
  • Across Málaga province, authorities logged more than 300 storm incidents, including rescues and flooded roads, as red alerts were lifted and orange advisories persisted in parts of Almería and the Granada coast.
  • In Argentina’s Corrientes, San Luis del Palmar declared an emergency after nearly 400 mm fell in 48 hours, activating 12 assistance centers for over 310 evacuees with additional self-evacuated families, while Prefectura leads a separate search for two tourists missing in the Paraná at Ituzaingó.