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Spain torrential rain and flood alerts

16 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2026 · 5 chapters · 28 updates

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Chapter 1Spain torrential rain and flood alerts

  1. 17 Oct

    Spain's weather agency AEMET issues orange alerts for heavy rain, storms, and hail across Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, and the Balearic Islands.

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  2. Spain's weather agency AEMET extends its orange rain alert to Murcia's Guadalentín Valley, Lorca and Águilas, forecasting up to 100 litres per square metre in 12 hours.

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  3. Catalonia's weather service Meteocat extends its very high rain alert to four more Barcelona-area comarcas for Saturday, with up to 40 litres in 30 minutes possible.

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  4. Cartagena's city council has put evacuation systems on pre-alert and readied 3 schools for residents of Los Nietos, La Manga and Isla Plana, Europa Press reports.

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  5. Catalonia's civil protection says it will send two ES-Alert phone warnings to seven comarcas on red alert Saturday, starting with Maresme, Vallès Oriental and La Selva.

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Chapter 2Spain torrential rain and flood alerts

  1. 17 Oct

    AEMET issues red alerts for parts of Valencia on Sunday, while Catalonia sends ES-Alert phone warnings to seven comarcas under severe rainfall risk.

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  2. Catalonia's civil protection urges seven comarcas to limit travel. Heaviest rain is expected 14:00 to 20:00 in Maresme, Vallès Oriental and La Selva, eldiario.es says.

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  3. Catalonia's civil protection has sent an ES-Alert to Barcelonès, Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat and Garraf for heavy rain from 20:00 Saturday to 02:00 Sunday.

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Chapter 3Spain torrential rain and flood alerts

  1. 17 Oct

    Storm Adam triggers over 100 incident calls in Almeria, forcing three road closures and flooding streets in El Ejido, emergency services report.

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Chapter 4Spain flash floods

  1. 18 Oct

    Spanish emergency services find the body of a woman swept away by floodwaters in Cabrera de Mar, Catalonia.

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  2. 19 Oct

Chapter 5Balearic Islands storm disruptions

  1. 19 Oct

    Severe storms hit Spain's Balearic Islands, causing flight cancellations and delays across airports in Mallorca and Ibiza.

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Articles in this story

  1. Dana Adam floods Valencia region: Oliva residents return to ruined homes as six die

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Europa Press, infobae.com, levante-emv.com, noticiasciudadanas.com, ABC, El Periódico, La Razón, El Correo, EL MUNDO, eldebate.com, es.headtopics.com, euroweeklynews.com, informacion.es, LaSexta, lasprovincias.es, lavozdealmeria.com, libertaddigital.com, Mundo Deportivo, alicanteplaza.es, dhnet.be, diariodealicante.net, diariodealmeria.es, El Confidencial, EL PAÍS, eldiario.es, heraldo.es, huffingtonpost.es, laregion.es, LaVanguardia, ondacero.es