Overall Green alert Flood for Spain
in Spain

Event summary

Flood Spain can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100232
Death: 3
Displaced: 70
Countries: Spain
From - To 22 Oct - 22 Oct

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Catalonia, Spain, October 2019According to official authorities, at least 1 person reportedly died in Maresme County (Barcelona Province), 5 people are still missing and 3 have been injured. In Cambrils (Tarragona), 70 people have been evacuated. Tarragona and Girona are the worst-affected provinces, where flooding caused by the overflow of Francoli River and several landslides have damaged houses, roads, and bridges. More than 16,000 people were left without power throughout Catalonia, and transportation disruptions, including to France, have occurred.Thu 24 Oct 2019FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

"Hay que insistir en el principio de precaución para incidir en una bu.. 10/25/2019 2:19:00 PM.

En España, las inundaciones son la catástrofe natural que más daños genera. El cambio climático puede agravar además sus consecuencias, cambiando patrones climáticos y pudiendo derivar en unas inundaciones mucho más frecuentes y torrenciale
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"Resulta fundamental seguir trabajando en identificar ámbitos suscepti.. 10/24/2019 1:38:00 PM.

Las inundaciones se originan como consecuencia de fenómenos meteorológicos naturales, actividades o construcciones humanas y, más recientemente, el cambio climático. De hecho, son la catástrofe natural que más daños genera en España. El cam
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Tornado in Ibiza, flashfloods in Catalonia: One dead and four missing 10/23/2019 5:10:00 PM.

At least one person has died after storms hit Spain causing flashfloods across Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. A body washed up on the beach in Caldes d’Estrac, thought to be a 70 year-old man was who swept away in his car by flashfl
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Medio Ambiente 10/23/2019 3:42:00 PM.

ICAL Abierta la segunda fase de consulta pública de los mapas de peligrosidad e inundación como requisito para la elaboración del Plan de Gestión de Inundación 2021-2027 ICAL La Feria de Nueva Aquitania aportará 10.000 euros para continu
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EMSR (2), EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),