Heavy flooding has once again struck the Girona region in northeastern Spain, with around 30 cars swept away in the town of Cadaqués, according to Spanish media reports.
Footage shared by a local journalist showed powerful torrents of water rushing down streets and a pile-up of vehicles blocking a bridge early on Friday morning. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the latest wave of flooding.
This comes just a week after severe floods in Spain, which claimed the lives of over 200 people, with the majority of fatalities in the Valencia area. The scale of the disaster sparked widespread criticism of the authorities for failing to issue timely emergency warnings.
In Cadaqués, the flooding early Friday caused around 30 cars to accumulate under a bridge, as reported by Catalonia’s fire service on X (formerly Twitter). Thankfully, no one was trapped or injured.
Authorities are warning that more severe weather could impact the region on Friday night. Catalonia’s meteorological service issued a rain warning for Alt Empordà, where Cadaqués is located, from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon. They caution that rainfall could exceed 20 mm (0.7 inches) within 30 minutes.
In the aftermath of recent rains, Cadaqués recorded 76.8 mm (3 inches) of rain on November 7-8, while two nearby towns saw more than 100 mm. From October 1 to November 5, Spain received 72% more rainfall than usual for that period, according to Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency. Experts have linked this increase in rainfall to the effects of climate change, which has contributed to the intensity of flash floods that have trapped people in their cars.