Heavy rains batter Barcelona as search for flood victims goes on in Valencia
Storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed more than 200 people, mostly near Valencia, have now dumped rain on Barcelona.
Storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed more than 200 people, mostly near Valencia, have now dumped rain on Barcelona, prompting authorities to suspend commuter rail services.
Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente said he was suspending all commuter trains in north-east Catalonia, a region with a population of 8 million, on request from civil protection officials.
Mobile phones in Barcelona issued an alert over “extreme and continued rainfall” on the southern outskirts of the city. The alert urged people to avoid any normally dry gorges or canals.
Puente said that the rains had forced air traffic controllers to change the course of 15 flights operating at Barcelona’s airport, located on the southern flank of the city.
Several major roads have been closed due to flooding.
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