A woman dies after being injured by a roof collapse due to the gale in Barcelona

BarcelonaOne of the people injured this Thursday due to the strong winds of the storm Niles A 46-year-old woman died early this morning, as reported by Catalunya Ràdio and confirmed by ARA. She was struck by a section of the roof of an industrial building in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona—where winds reached gusts of up to 105 kilometers per hour—and was hospitalized at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are now investigating the case as a workplace accident, according to EFE. The incident occurred while the victim was on her break in an open area of ​​the building where she worked, which manufactured ventilation systems, the same agency adds.

This morning, eight people were still hospitalized due to the storm's aftermath, but currently, only three remain, one of them in critical condition. This is a 22-year-old Civil Protection volunteer who was struck by a falling tree in Sant Boi de Llobregat and is hospitalized, but in stable condition, at Bellvitge Hospital. In the last few hours, a 23-year-old man who had been seriously injured in the same incident in Sant Boi has been discharged. Two people, aged 54 and 51, with less serious injuries have also been discharged from Olot Hospital. They were working removing a tree in Ribes de Freser when it fell on them. Earlier on Thursday, two other Civil Protection volunteers, aged 23 and 35, who had sustained minor injuries from falling trees in Sant Boi de Llobregat, were also discharged. In Vall d'Hebron, in addition to the deceased woman, another person, a 68-year-old, remains hospitalized in serious condition with a fractured pelvis and femur, as well as chest trauma, after a lamppost fell on them in Barcelona. The third seriously injured person is a 56-year-old construction worker who was struck by a wall he was working on in Sant Pau de Segúries. He is hospitalized at the Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona. Finally, there are two less serious injuries at the Olot Hospital. They are 54 and 51 years old and were working removing a tree in Ribes de Freser when it fell on them.

The gusts of wind from the stormNilesWinds exceeded 100 kilometers per hour in many areas, especially around Barcelona, ​​for much of Thursday. After the worst of the storm, the Catalan government lifted the mobility restrictions it had imposed throughout Catalonia, but continued to urge caution, and sporting, educational, and university activities remained suspended until nightfall. Despite criticism regarding the scope of these restrictions, the Generalitat (Catalan government) maintains that they were "appropriate and correct" and that they helped reduce risks. The still-provisional tally of the storm's impact exceeds 3,400 fire department calls for wind-related incidents. Furthermore, the strong winds further disrupted public transportation, affected infrastructure such as El Prat Airport, and left some areas without power.