The army is activated in Aragon due to the flooding caused by the storm.
During the early morning, up to 100 liters per square meter fell in just one hour.
BarcelonaThe rainy season affecting several areas of Aragon is being particularly felt in the Ribera Alta riverbank, near Zaragoza. In the municipality of Grisén, for example, the heavy rain caused a huge puddle—thirty meters long and two meters high—on a road, stranding several drivers yesterday. Firefighters have also been deployed to the area and are currently helping to extract water from basements and homes in Figueruelas, Fuentes de Ebro, Tarassona, and Eixea. Due to the downpours, the Military Emergency Unit (UME) has also been deployed to the area, focusing on cleanup efforts to help return to normality. The storm is also expected to affect Catalonia this Saturday.
Aragon remains on orange alert this Saturday, after the warning dropped to red (the highest level of danger) during the early hours of the morning. Up to 100 liters per square meter fell in just one hour, flooding streets, garages, businesses, and homes. Civil Protection issued an alert shortly before midnight to warn of the situation, and shortly afterward, at the request of the Aragonese government, the EMU (Umex) was also activated.
Catalonia, also on alert
Catalonia will also experience this rainy season this Saturday. According to weather forecastsToday marks the peak of instability, with showers and strong thunderstorms that could fall anywhere throughout the day, leaving real downpours. The most significant storms will begin in the regions of Tarragona and Lleida, and throughout the afternoon and into the evening, storms will sweep across Barcelona and Girona. Meteocat has warnings for heavy rain across the country, and the Inuncat plan is in alert phase.