In Santa Bàrbara, Victòria street is known by the popular name "el barranquet" (the little ravine). And popular names never lie. Because no matter how much the urban layout tries to hide it, it is the natural path of the Pelós ravine through the center of town. It crosses the municipality from west to east and, if 290 l/m² fall in 24 hours, as happened this Friday, the water does not remember that there are houses. "The level of the flash flood has risen more than half a meter and even though, preventively, we had installed protective wooden boards in front of the garage door, the force of the current broke them and flooded the ground floor," explained Amaya Pla this noon, from in front of her parents' house.