Two ships have sunk as a result of the storm
In addition, a man is seriously injured
The storm Danielle, which reached Spain as an ex-tropical formation after reaching category 2 in the Atlantic Ocean as a hurricane, It continues to affect us and this Friday it did a lot of damage in Catalonia, especially in the Maresme region (Barcelona). Of all the municipalities in this region, the most affected without a doubt was that of Matarowhere accumulations of up to 90 liters per square meter in one hour.
If we talk about personal injury, we are aware of a man who has been seriously injured by a flood; in terms of material damage, much of the city was covered by several centimeters of water, and in the Port of Mataró, two ships sank and another twelve were affected. The contamination alert was even activated, although no fuel finally escaped.
? Rescue from one person to #Matarówhich has been transferred pel @semgencat in stat greu at the Mataró hospital (home of 63 years)
In aquest servei hi ha treballat @bomberscat and three units of the @semgencat https://t.co/xnDhdWVHPx
— Civil Protection (@emergenciescat) September 16, 2022
Civil Protection has alerted more than 240 calls to emergency numbers because of the storm Danielle in the last hours. She has also reported that the rains have flooded a school in Calella that prevented the exit of the students for a short period of time.