The firefighters are working to extinguish a new fire in the north of Collserola, declared this Tuesday afternoon near the Canyelles neighborhood, in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona. The fire is located above the Alta de Roquetes road heading towards Sant Cugat. A large column of smoke is visible from different points in the city.
Los Bombers have attended, between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. this Monday, 129 calls due to storms hitting various points in Catalonia, especially the southwest of the territory. Up to 107 of the calls have occurred in the province of Tarragona. Most of the incidents correspond to fallen trees and branches, minor flooding, and snapping cables. The rains, accompanied by strong gusts of wind and hail, have left more than 20 liters per square meter in half an hour in some areas. In the city of Tarragona, for example, the heavy downpour has flooded some avenues.
The early Saturday morning rainfall in the northern Costa Daurada exceeded all forecasts by the Govern. The administrations did not issue any Es-Alert, the phones did not ring more than usual, the public did not receive any noisy warnings on their phones… and within a few hours, more than 400 people had to be evacuated and eleven were injured, one of them critically.
The fire declared in the municipality of Segorbe (Castellón), which during the afternoon of this Friday forced the evacuation of the Valencian town of Gátova, remains out of control and already affects part of the Sierra Calderona Natural Park. The fire has temporarily burned 423 hectares and has generated a perimeter of 11.4 kilometers, according to data provided by the Minister of Emergencies and Interior, Juan Carlos Valderrama, after the meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (Cecopi).
Petanque is a supposedly peaceful game between two or more people who take turns throwing their balls with the aim of getting them closer than their opponents to the jack. It is not a particularly noisy activity, as the clinking of the balls does not cause loud noises, nor does it usually generate big commotions, rivalries aside. A quiet setting that was disrupted this August in Calafell (Baix Penedès), where the public confrontation between some of the residents of the building closest to the municipal petanque courts and the players of the Mas Mel club has intensified.
The arrival in València of 41 Civia trains from Series 465 to reinforce the Cercanías has opened a new political battle between the Government of Spain and the Valencian parties. PP, Vox, and Compromís have agreed in questioning the Ministry of Transport presenting the incorporation of units that have already been in service for years in Madrid as a modernization of the Valencian network. The PSPV, on the other hand, asks not to “exaggerate” and defends that the trains are “in perfect working condition.”
Traffic cuts and disruptions to train circulation following the heavy rains recorded early this morning on the Costa Daurada. The Meteorological Service of Catalonia issued a warning on Saturday for rain accumulation after nearly 200 liters per square meter were recorded in a few hours on the Baix Penedès coast and more than 110 liters per square meter in some points on the northern coast of Tarragonès.
The merchants of the Rambla del Raval in Barcelona once again denounce that the climate of insecurity affecting this battered area is ruining them, that because of it fewer and fewer people come here every day, and that if the City Council does not take strong measures soon, everyone will have to close.
La Generalitat Valenciana has sent an Es-Alert message to order the confinement of the municipality of Gátova, with 452 inhabitants, due to the forest fire declared on Thursday afternoon between Gátova and Segorbe (Castellón) caused by a lightning strike, because of the risk posed by the smoke reaching the municipality.
A woman was injured after receiving at least one gunshot inside a home in Badalona. The events occurred at 4:37 a.m. this Friday, Mossos d’Esquadra confirmed to La Vanguardia. The incident took place in a home in Badalona located on Simancas Street, which belongs to the Artigues neighborhood.