Catalonia is this Monday on the effects of the last lashes of the DANAwhich hit a good part of the central and southern regions with various incidents in neighborhoods of coastal municipalities that have suffered street flooding and road closures and railway service.
The torrential rains last night and this Monday morning have caused flooding in the province of Tarragonawhich has been on alert since Sunday and with mobility restrictions. The most abundant rainfall has mainly affected the regions of the Tarragones and the Alt Campwith records that have exceeded 100 liters per square meter in various points of the demarcation, such as Vallmollthe Pallaresos and neighborhoods of the capital of Tarragona. This Monday the intense rains are concentrated in the province of Barcelona where alert notices have been sent in regions such as Barcelonahe Valles, Garraf either l’Anoia.
Traffic was already interrupted between Vilafranca del Penedès and Sant Vicenç de Calders due to adverse weather conditions and is now being expanded to two entire stretches of lines, as reported Renfe. But subsequently all rail service has been suppressed. In addition, the alternative road service of the southern regional routes established by the construction works has been suspended. Roda de Berà.
Between 8:00 p.m. on Sunday and 7:00 a.m. this Monday, the Firefighters of the Generalitat have received 164 notices due to the rains. emergencies saved four people isolated by water in the area of the Catllarnear Tarragona, who were rehoused in relatives’ homes. In addition, they attended to floods and a fallen wall in the center of the city of Picamoixons Valleys.
In addition, the Dana that affects Catalonia keeps four roads closed: the A-27 in Valls due to landslides, the TV-3454 in Deltebre, a paved road in Vallirana and the C-31B in Salouas reported the Catalan Transit Service. Added to this are the mobility restrictions in nine regions of the Ebrohe Camp de Tarragona and the Penedès due to the forecast of torrential rains that will be in force until 2:00 p.m. The main southbound highways have also been preventively closed, such as the AP-/ or the C-32.
Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès and Garraf, on alert
Civil Protection has sent a mobile alert in Barcelona, Baix Llobregat or Garraf, among other regions, asking citizens to take extreme precautionsavoid unnecessary trips and stay away from streams and ravines in the forecast of continued and torrential rains. Around 8:30 a.m. it is also indicated that even if it is not raining, the streams and ravines can go down with intensity and landslides can also occur.
The forecast of continued and torrential rains may last an hour. The deputy director of Civil Protection Programs, Sergio Delgadohas asked in statements to Catalunya Ràdio “do not leave home and do not go to work” in the warning area until the alert ends.
The Civil Protection notices warn of “continued and torrential rains in the next three hours” and asks citizens to “take extreme precautions”: “Avoid unnecessary deployments, stay away from streams and ravines, even if it is not raining, they can descend with intensity.” He also remembers that slippage may occur.
Train circulation suspended
The storm has forced the suspension of the Rodalies rail service. First there were the R2 south lines between Barcelona’s France Station and Sant Vicenç de Calers and on the R4 south between L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and Sant Vicenç de Calders.
Traffic was already interrupted between Vilafranca del Penedès and Sant Vicenç de Calders due to adverse weather conditions and is now being extended to two entire stretches of lines, as reported by Renfe. But subsequently all rail service has been suppressed. In addition, the alternative southern regional road service established by the Roda de Berà works has been suspended.
Regarding train circulation, there is no service on the R13 between Sant Vicenç de Calders and Lleida; towards Móra; the R16 between Tarragona and Tortosa; Tortosa doesn’t work either.
The UB and the URV suspend classes
The University of Barcelona and the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona have decided to suspend classes in all their centers. In a statement, the UB explained that “given the new Civil Protection recommendations and the impact that the rain is already having on some faculties, the University of Barcelona has decided to suspend academic activity in all centers.”
In the regions of Tarragona, the Government already decided this Sunday, in anticipation of heavy rains, to suspend all teaching activities and restrict mobility on all roads in the province to essential services.
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