Rain leaves roads blocked and floods in Catalonia

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After a week of unstable weather, this Tuesday a large part of Catalonia has been affected by another new episode of rainfall that has left all of Catalonia on alert for violent weather and heavy rain.

Many roads have been closed to traffic, among them the C-16, the C-58 and the B-40 in Terrassa, where 77 mm (liters per square meter) have fallen, 44 in half an hour. The circulation of the N-260 in Vall de Bianya, the C-59 in Sant Feliu de Codines, the BV-3003 in Sant Mateu de Bages and the BP-1103 in Bruc-Monistrol de Montserrat has also been affected due to the floods.

weather warning

The Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (Meteocat) has issued a warning for very high violent weather (6/6) in the regions of Pallars Jussà, Anoia, Bages and Vallès Occidental. In addition, The entire autonomous community is on moderate to moderate notice and very high due to heavy rains and violent weather. Also, Civil Protection has INUNCAT alert activatedthe special device to prevent and act against floods.

The forecast indicates that hail more than two centimeters in diameter will fall, gusts of wind greater than 25 m/s and tornadoes. As for rainfall, it is expected that they can exceed 20 mm (liters per square meter) in 30 minutes.

Floods and closed roads

specifically in Terrassa, a total of 77 mm have been collected44 in half an hour, according to data from the automatic station of the Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (SMC-Meteocat), although in other observatories of the city ​​you even get to 85 mm.

The co-capital of the Vallès Occidental has taken the worst partbut the showers have also been very intense in nearby towns such as Viladecavalls (54 mm), Vacarisses (45 mm), Sant Llorenç Savall (41 mm) and Rellinars (39 mm), according to data up to 5:00 p.m. this Tuesday.

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The 112 emergency telephone number has received until 5:00 p.m. a total of 278 warnings for incidents of rainthe majority coming from the region of Western Valleys (182) and osona (52). Specifically, in Terrassa a total of 137 calls have been received. Likewise, the Fire Department has responded to 56 calls in Central Catalonia, 3 in Girona, 27 in the northern region and another 5 in the south.

To share the meteorological situation of the different locations, Several users have posted videos of the rain on their social networks:



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