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Storm Alerts Ease in Northeastern Spain as Recovery, Search Efforts Continue

Warnings in regions from Aragon to Catalonia have eased after the DANA storm flooded towns, forcing hospital and summer camp evacuations.

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Overview

  • AEMET has downgraded red and orange warnings to yellow in most affected provinces as rivers recede and peak flows subside
  • Penedès Regional Hospital evacuated 71 patients after floodwaters damaged its electrical system, with transfers to five nearby facilities
  • Civil Guard and UME teams relocated over 400 people—mainly children from summer camps in Las Merindades—to safer grounds
  • Underwater units, helicopters and drones remain deployed along the Foix river in Cubelles in an ongoing search for two people swept away by floodwaters
  • Recovery crews are clearing debris, restoring power and providing shelter to hundreds of displaced residents