Hospital evacuated as half of Spain hit by heavy rain
Dozens flee hospital as flash flooding hits Spain
- Torrential rain caused widespread flash flooding across Spain over the weekend, leading to chaos in multiple provinces.
- Seventy-one patients were evacuated from Penedès Regional Hospital near Barcelona after a wall collapsed and the electricity supply was cut off due to the severe weather.
- Emergency services launched a search operation in Cubelles for a woman and child reportedly swept away by floodwater in the swollen Foix river.
- Barcelona recorded 155mm of rain in just a few hours on Saturday, with footage showing vehicles submerged and swept away by overflowing rivers.
- The severe weather, caused by a DANA (High-level Isolated Depression), prompted 1,200 emergency calls and the deployment of Spain’s Military Emergency Unit for disaster relief.