The aftermath of the storm in Spain: Catalonia recovers from flooding, search for missing persons continues in Albacete
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Catalonia is recovering from large-scale flooding that led to the closure of roads and the shutdown of the railroad. The search for missing persons continues in the province of Albacete. The total death toll has reached 215 people.
Catalonia is recovering from yesterday's intense rains in Barcelona and Tarragona, which caused flooding, road closures and suspension of rail lines. A week after the disaster, searches are still underway in Albacete and the Valencian Community, with at least 215 people confirmed dead.
Writes UNN with reference to El Pais.
Catalonia is returning to normal after heavy rains in Barcelona and Tarragona caused flooding, road closures and suspension of rail service. Today, two roads are still closed.
The FGC Llobregat-Anoia line is still affected and the R17 Renfe line is still out of service. In the morning, all of the company's lines returned to normal operation, except for R17, which connects Barcelona-Estacio de France with Salou and Port Aventura in Tarragona.
A week after the floods, the search for missing persons, infrastructure repairs, restoration of services and cleanup continue in the most affected regions.
According to the latest data, the natural disaster claimed the lives of at least 215 people.
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This Tuesday, Castilla-La Mancha's 112 service confirmed the discovery of human remains in the Las Ramblas de Letur area (Albacete province), where four people are being searched for after flooding devastated part of the municipality last Tuesday.
In the Valencian Community, 46-kilometer-long traffic jams formed early in the morning on the main entrances to the city of Valencia.
Recall
UNN reported that hundreds of people died in the province of Valencia due to severe flooding. Thousands of rescuers are searching for the missing, and the authorities have allocated 250 million euros to help the victims.
