New floods in Spain sweep away dozens of automobiles close to Girona

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Based on Spanish media stories, new floods have hit the Girona area in northeastern Spain, sweeping away round 30 automobiles within the city of Cadaqués.

Movies posted by a neighborhood journalist confirmed a torrent of water gushing down the road and a pile of automobiles blocking a bridge early Friday.

No casualties have been reported within the newest floods to hit the nation.

Greater than 200 folks died final week, most within the Valencia area, in one of many worst floods in Europe this century.

The catastrophe ignited intense anger on the authorities for not issuing emergency warnings earlier.

Flooding in Cadaqués within the early hours of Friday morning triggered about 30 automobiles to pile up beneath a bridge, the Catalan fireplace brigade mentioned on X. Nobody was injured or trapped, emergency employees added.

Extra probably harmful climate is predicted within the area tonight.

The Catalan meteorological service has issued a rain warning for the Alt Emporda space, the place Cadaqués is situated, from Friday night to Saturday afternoon. The climate bureau warned that rain depth may exceed 20 mm (0.7 in) inside half-hour.

The company recorded 76.8 mm (3 inches) of rain in Cadaqués on November 7 and eight, whereas two different close by cities recorded greater than 100 mm (4 inches).

Based on Aemet, the Spanish climate company, between October 1 and November 5, Spain acquired 72% extra precipitation than the traditional worth for that interval.

The rainfall, specialists mentioned was exacerbated by local weather change, led to flash flooding that left folks trapped of their automobiles.

New floods in Spain sweep away dozens of automobiles close to Girona

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