Floods

EITB's Asian correspondent, Olatz Urkia, is in Nepal, Flood Zone Zero, where survivors complain that they have been left homeless and have not received enough help, while they fear further flooding and report that bodies are being buried without family permission.

EITB's Asian correspondent, Olatz Urkia, has reached Area 0 of the Nepal disaster in Bidur, a city covered with a large layer of mud and rocks, where he has been placed in the rescue area and where relatives of missing persons are gathering for information.

A sudden wave hit several villages near the Tibetan border this Wednesday.

The flood has hit Rasuwa district, flooding towns, markets and roads. Guienez 29 people have been rescued following the overflow of the Bhote Koshi River. Amada six helicopters and eight other private companies are involved in search and rescue work.

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.

In the Baix Penedès region, 200 litres per square metre have been accumulated in a few hours, and in the north of the coast of Tarragona more than 100 litres.

The Adour River has overflowed in Bayonne this Thursday. When the heavy rain and the high tide have come together in the last few days, either at six o'clock in the morning or in the afternoon, the river has left its course.

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in many areas, garages and homes, especially in the Butron River basin, which has affected 36 residents in Maruri. 

Euskalmet has reported that rain will continue in the next few hours, almost uninterrupted, especially on the Cantabrian side.

As a result of the heavy rains, the Butron River has overflowed in front of the Mungia, whose City Council has recommended that citizens move their cars to high places.

In Castejón, the Ebro is the only one that remains orange and pre-alert. In Álava, there is concern about the Ulibarri reservoir, where in recent hours the amount of water it releases has tripled.

In the last few hours, storms in Nils and Oriana have left flooding, winds exceeding 150 km/h, thousands of people without electricity in southern Europe. Since the beginning of 2026, nine major storms have reached Europe.

The president of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, has warned that a hundred other residents of Ubrique (Cadiz) could be evicted in the next few hours because of land movements.

The Junta de Andalucía has recorded more than 350 serious incidents in the road network of the Autonomous Community in recent days, which has forced the closure of a large number of roads due to the Leonardo depression. The arrival of the storm Marta could worsen the situation.

Heavy rains are expected again this Saturday, with 11,000 people evicted and a hundred roads cut.

As a result of the heavy rains of the last few hours, 700 litres of water per square metre have accumulated in Grazalema (Cadiz). In this video taken from the air by the Civil Guard, you can see an entire village surrounded by waterfalls. The authorities have ordered the village to be evicted — about 1,500 citizens — as a precaution for possible flood damage. 

The blurring of Leonardo continues to hit Andalusia, and according to weather forecasts, the unstable atmosphere will continue over the weekend. Indeed, in many homes in Grazalema, the water has come out of the plugs.