Man dies after being dragged by current during floods in Barcelona

Um man died being dragged by the current when trying to cross a creek in Olivella, Barcelona, early on Thursday.

The regions of Valencia, Barcelona and Andalusia have been affected since yesterday afternoon by heavy rains, which caused floods, falls of trees and various congestions.

In Barcelona, there's a deadly victim to mourn. The man tried to cross over and was dragged by the force of the water. Firemen found his body about 500 yards from the car he was driving when it happened.

“In Olivella (Garraf), we located the lifeless body of a man about 500 meters from the place where the vehicle was dragged by the river, in an accessible area,” said the Fire Department on social networks,

Floods in Valencia

Valencia also awoke this Thursday after a night of tension, which will have reminded many of the tragic storm of October 29, 2024. 

According to ABC, it did not rain with the same intensity, but the images of flooded streets, tunnels covered with water and ravines with a more intense flow frightened a population who received the alert ES-Alert at 10:08 p.m., shortly after the storm flooded the capital and metropolitan area.

According to municipal sources, firefighters attended, during the night, more than 250 calls related to rain, due to situations of water flow, fall of branches and cleaning of roads. 

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