Mobility restrictions continue in Catalonia after the most intense rains in decades
Catalunya remains on alert this Sunday for the serious damage caused by the rains, especially in Barcelona and Girona. Civil Protection maintains the restriction of mobility in several regions and asks the population to stay at home at risk of worsening the situation.
According to the Meteocat, Barcelona and several municipalities around it lived on Saturday the rainiest day of the last 20 years in a weather event linked to a Mediterranean mini-hurricane .
The Conseller of the Interior,Núria Parlon, stressed that the measures taken are not merely recommendations. "They are not recommendations, but restrictions on the protection of citizens," she said, and made it a priority to ensure the safety of citizens, especially in Barcelona and Girona.
More than 3,000 emergency calls
Firefighters and Civil Protection have received more than 3,000 emergency calls related to the storm , including flooding in garages and low areas, falling walls and being trapped in vehicles.
In addition, many municipalities have been held incommunicado by the poor state of the roads, especially in the towns of Vallès Oriental, where the mayor of Cardedeu, Xavier Or
On Sunday, Protecció Civil de la Generalitat sent a new Es-Alert message to the mobile phones of the inhabitants of Vallès Oriental, Maresme, Oihane, Baix Empordà and Gironès, reminding them that restrictions on mobility must be respected in the face of a possible worsening of the situation.
Danger of river overflow
The flow of the river in Santa Coloma de Gramenet has multiplied its normal level by 30, with highs of more than 660 cubic meters per second.
Faced with this situation, the Catalan Water Agency has issued a hydrological risk warning for possible overflows.
Due to the storm, the service of Rodalies and half-distance trains has been suspended in Catalonia until further notice.
The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, has warned that the incident is not yet over, that "it has been a difficult night and is not yet over".
The Generalitat considers this to be an unprecedented meteorological event that has left several records of precipitation and keeps emergency devices activated in the face of developments.
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