Spain floods latest: Barcelona put on highest alert as airport flooded and 70 flights cancelled
Latest alert comes as British couple found dead – with total killed by devastating storms across country at more than 200
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Your support makes all the difference.Barcelona is facing a red alert warning for dangerous torrential train, with part of the city, including the airport, beginning to flood.
Fatalities from Spain’s worst flash floods in modern history rose to 217 almost all of them in the Valencia region and more than 60 in the suburb of Paiporta. Hundreds are still missing
The deadly storm that swept through Barcelona led to the suspension of 70 departing flights and the diversion of another 18 at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, according to operator Aena.
The heavy rainfall has also caused flooding in key areas, including the T-1 terminal and parking facilities.
Footage from the city showed the runway completely submerged as one plane aborted a landing and the few planes left on the tarmac were forced to sludge through several inches of flood water.
Meanwhile, in Valencia, the search continued for bodies inside houses and thousands of wrecked cars strewn in the streets, on highways, and in canals that channeled last week's floods into populated areas.
In the Aldaia municipality, some 50 soldiers, police and firefighters, some wearing wetsuits, searched in a huge shopping center's underground parking lot for possible victims. They used a small boat and spotlights to move around in the huge structure with vehicles submerged in at least a meter of murky water.
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Rescuers find no casualties so far in Valencia's underground shopping mall car park
Spanish rescue teams have not found any casualties so far in Valencia’s Bonaire shopping mall underground car park, the interior ministry said on Monday.
The parking was flooded during the country’s worst flash floods in modern history last week that left at least 217 people dead.
The ministry said work was continuing in the parking lot, which has 5,700 parking spaces, to find out if there may be fatalities.
Rescue teams are now focusing their efforts on underground car parks, garages and basements that were flooded within hours.
Valencia residents observe minute of silence for those killed in flooding
Further footage shows extent of flooding in Barcelona airport
Heavy rain hits Barcelona area
The Spanish municipality of Gava just outside of Barcelona has suffered severe flooding as extreme weather hits the Catalonia area, footage has shown.
Dozens of Barcelona flights cancelled amid flooding
Spain’s airport operator has cancelled 50 flights at El Prat airport amid rainstorms in Barcelona.
Previously, they had cancelled just 15.
Barcelona airport floods - video
Footage published online has shown Barcelona’s El Prat airport hit by severe rainfall, with the runway completely flooded.
Spanish weather agency warns of ‘extreme danger’ due to heavy rainfall in Catalonia
Spain’s meteorological agency has warned of “extreme danger” in Catalonia as a result of intense rainfall.
In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, the agency warned of a “very intense downpour” at El Prat airport and in Baix Llobregat.
“Be very careful! Do not travel unless strictly necessary!” they wrote.
Footage shows flooding Catalonia amid extreme weather warnings
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