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Spain was recently struggling with scorching heat, but is now in the grip of floods. There has been flood due to heavy rains and a storm named Dana on Saturday.
Spain’s Quils River, Lobregat River and L. Cardener River are in spate. At the same time, two people disappeared from floods in Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain.
Spain’s city of Tarajona recorded 100 mm (3.9 inches) rainfall in an hour on July 11, causing water flooded on the roads.
Many cars were swept away in water and there were heavy losses to homes and lamery. The army was deployed to help in the affected areas. However, no casualties have been reported yet.
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The Lobregat River in Barcelona, Spain, was in spate, sinking the vehicles.
The residential roads were flooded in Sitzes area of Spain.
Car flowing into the river L. Cardener in Spain.
Tarajona, Spain recorded 100 mm of rain in one hour, due to which the roads were flooded.
A vehicle got stuck on a flooded road near Grisin area of Aragon in Spain.
Two of the heavy rains in Barcelona province in Spain went missing. Boat and helicopter engaged in search.
Due to floods, Spain -based rail company Rainf, on Saturday, postponed services throughout Catalonia. This caused people to face trouble.
Meteorological agency warns of rain
Spain’s weather agency Amet warned of rains and hail 30–40 mm per hour in northern and eastern Spain.
This seasonal change was due to heat dome, which brought the temperature to 42 degrees Celsius in European countries. Spain’s mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius in June.
Floods in Spain last year 205 people died
Spain had a severe flood in November 2024. In which at least 205 people died. Valencia, Spain received 12 inches of rain in just eight hours on 29 October.
So much rain occurs in a year. There was a sudden flood due to heavy rains, due to which many people could not get a chance to go to safe places.
This was the first time in Spain’s recent history, when so many people died of floods. According to BBC, Spain had earlier flooded the biggest flood in 1973. Then 150 people died. Prior to that in 1957, there was a severe flood in Valencia city, in which 81 people died.
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