Overview

• Catalan officials confirmed a body recovered near Sant Pere de Riudebitlles outside Barcelona, while French authorities reported a 55-year-old woman died in Brittany after her car was trapped on a flooded road.
• In Italy’s Piedmont region, a German tourist was swept away from a campsite by the Valla river and remains missing as searches continue with helicopters and divers.
• Meteorological services reported extreme short‑term downpours, including up to 40 liters per square meter in 30 minutes in Catalonia and more than 100 millimeters in 24 hours in Brittany.
• Northern Italy faced widespread flooding as rivers overflowed, with Milan’s Seveso inundating neighborhoods and local reports of overflowed retention basins, while streets in towns such as Cabiate were knee‑deep in water.
• Emergency crews mounted numerous rescues and managed major disruptions, including 27 people freed from the Montserrat cable car, diverted and canceled flights around Barcelona and Marseille, rail blockages from landslides and fallen trees, and power outages affecting thousands in France.