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Yesterday's storm has caused flooding, damage and the cancellation of several events, especially in Bizkaia

Yesterday evening a great storm swept through the Basque Country, which left a great deal of trouble, especially in several towns in Bizkaia. There were floods and damage to infrastructure.

Storm in Arantza. Photo: Flickr/eitb
Electric storm in Barakaldo. Photo: Flickr/eitb

At the end of the evening the heat accumulated throughout the day causeda great storm in Bizkaia. The firefighters of the country had to deal with the effects of heavy rain in several towns.

In Barakaldo therewere floods  in several homes, while in Iurreta the water entered the police station of the Ertzaintza, causing damage to the roof of the building, and rainfall also affected other parts of the Basque Country, albeit with less intensity.

In Sestao, the City Council had to cancel all the events of the local festivities due to the storm. Among the suspended performances was the concert of the Potato group, because of the risk of the stage falling.

The storm was accompanied by strong windsand electric shocks, which reached 117 kilometres per hour in Orduña, while 44 litres per square metre were collected on Altube.

Despite the storm, no one has been injured, but the images of lightning and hail left by the storm have attracted attention on social media. According to Euskalmet, it will be more stable today, but it is not ruled out that at the last minute there will be some stormy rain.

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