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Severe Storms Batter Catalonia as Lugo Wildfire Remains at Situation 2

Civil protection keeps flood alerts in force, with rescues and transport closures mounting.

Overview

  • Protecció Civil has the INUNCAT plan active as torrential rain, hail and violent wind trigger hundreds of emergency calls and warnings across Catalonia.
  • Montserrat saw 27 people evacuated from the Sant Joan funicular, landslides cut the BP-1103 and BP-1121, the R5 line was halted to clear fallen trees, and the C-58 and B-122 faced closures due to flooding and debris.
  • Authorities are searching for two people missing in Sant Quintí de Mediona after their car was swept away, with sharp rises recorded on the Riudebitlles and Llobregat rivers.
  • In northwest Spain, the Pantón (Lugo) wildfire remains active under Situation 2 at roughly 2,000 hectares, while O Bolo (Ourense) was declared extinguished at about 273 hectares after operations that included UME support.
  • Separate structural fires added to the strain: two people were rescued and treated after a blaze in a condemned, sealed building in Torrent, seven suffered smoke inhalation in a Granada apartment fire, and investigators in León say the Pendilla wildfire likely had seven ignition points consistent with arson.