Woman drowns as torrential rain floods parts of Spain

A woman has drowned and residents have been trapped by floodwater near Barcelona after a powerful Mediterranean storm brought torrential rain to parts of Spain on Sunday, according to a report by Nieuws.nl citing ANP and AFP. [1]

Emergency services reported hundreds of incidents across Valencia, Catalonia, Andalusia and the Balearic Islands, including flooded homes and roads, fallen trees and property damage. On Ibiza, roads were submerged and cars partly covered by water; Spain’s army sent a unit from the mainland to help on Ibiza and Mallorca. [1]

Spain’s meteorological agency, AEMET, had warned of torrential rain on Saturday and issued its highest alert, red, for the eastern region of Valencia. The region was hit by Spain’s deadliest floods in decades in 2024. [1]