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DURING THE STORM IN TARRAGONA

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A heavy storm left nearly 90 litres per square meter in three hours in Tarragona

The firefighters have dealt with 491 incidents per storm in Catalonia and the largest incidents have occurred in Tarragona, with 434 performances, according to the latest data, 30 injured, of which four have been transferred to hospital.

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Flooded streets, trapped cars, fallen trees and flooded roads. This is the image left by black Monday in Tarragona, where in just three hours the storm has left nearly 90 litres per square meter, such as in Vinyols i els Arcs.

The Generalitat Fire Department had to deal with 491 incidents throughout Catalonia. The greatest impact has been recorded in the province of Tarragona, where 434 performances have been recorded for water access to basements and low floors to cope with flooding on the roads and to remove fallen trees and branches. On the other hand, 30 people have been treated for storm related events, four of whom have had to be taken to hospital.

The capital of Tarragona has been one of the areas that has suffered the most intense floods. Several corners of the city have been flooded and power has also been cut off at some points, leaving thousands of people without supplies.

Roads flooded and Rodalies lines cut

Mobility has also been affected by heavy rains, which have forced rail traffic to be suspended. However, Rodalies managed to widen the track early this morning (albeit by single track) on the R14, R16 and RT1 lines, gradually recovering the link between Tarragona, Reus and Cambrils. Minutes later, part of the R17 and RT2 lines linking Tarragona and Port Aventura have also been partially reopened.

This new blizzard has reached just 48 hours on Saturday, August 22, when heavy rains in the regions of the Tarragonès and the Baix Penedès flooded streets, roads and campsites. This first episode left eleven people injured — two of them seriously — hundreds of people evicted and caused major cuts on roads and railways.

 

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