THE DANA shook Catalonia on the night of Friday to Saturday and the forecast predicts more rain this Saturday and Sunday. The Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat) has warned of rain intense this weekendafter the damage caused so far. Aragon is another of the communities, along with Catalonia, that has suffered the ravages of the rain.
In Catalonia, Saturday morning was relentless and a A woman died after being dragged by the rain into her car in MontgatThe night from Friday to Saturday left significant rainfall in various areas of the community, with storms hitting the regions of Tarragona and then, at dawn, in Maresme (Barcelona).
“The storms of Friday and early Saturday have cleared more than 50 mm of rain in coastal and pre-coastal points,” Meteocat pointed out. Likewise, they pointed out that it was from Terres de l’Ebre to Baix Empordà. “The XOM observer in Montblanc (Conca de Barberà) collected 123 mm,” wrote Meteocat.
In the Maresme region and in the two Vallés regions, the rains have caused destruction, debris washed up on the beach and cleaning services have been working on the streets since early morning. Maresme was one of the areas most affected by the downpours, but it also affected
The authorities have asked for extreme precautions and great caution “on Catalan beaches”. “In addition to the red flags, there are 150 beaches where the yellow flag is particularly flying. due to sea conditions and strong waves“, reported the Civil Protection.
For their part, the Bombers of the Generalitat have received 178 reviews due to the heavy rains that fell and caused flooding on public roads, in car parks and in basements, fallen branches, rocks on the road, and several cars were swept away by the water, having to be rescued by two people.
The situation in Huesca
In addition to Catalonia, Aragon has also suffered the ravages of this DANA that arrived in Spain this Thursday. The rivers of the municipality are overflowing due to torrential rains, which have caused landslides and the closure of some roads in the Pyrenees region.
In Monte Perdido, 198 l/m2 (almost 200) have already been collected in the last 24 hours. The water is making its way into the streets, into the waterfalls and, above all, what is most worrying: across rivers that are already above their levelimitation and are located a few centimeters from certain houses.
In Huesca, the flooding of the Cinca River is particularly worrying, which is on red alert due to a huge flood in points such as the pass by Lafortunada. In less than 24 hours, its flow has increased 100-fold. Towns such as Aínsa and Bielsa are on alert this Saturday for overflows and have suffered power cuts.
