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Floods Hit Spain Regions

17 Sep
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AEMET, Spain's national weather agency, issued warnings for heavy rain in eastern regions on Wednesday, briefly applying the highest red alert for Barcelona over a threat of flash floods.

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Catalan emergency services confirmed they received more than 850 calls related to the downpours, which generated more than 500 incidents.

3 of 4 outletsfirst reported 17 Sepwording from Daily Mail

In the region's capital, also named Valencia, all metro lines were suspended, while flooding shut the city's airport for hours, causing 12 flights to be diverted, according to operator Aena.

3 of 4 outletsfirst reported 17 Sepwording from Daily Mail

Neighbouring Valencia had more than 70mm (2.76in) of rain fall in just half an hour in several municipalities, according to AVAMET.

3 of 4 outletsfirst reported 17 Sepwording from BBC

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  1. 17 Sep

    AEMET, Spain's national weather agency, issued warnings for heavy rain in eastern regions on Wednesday, briefly applying the highest red alert for Barcelona over a threat of flash floods.

    3 outlets · Daily Mail

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Built 2026-10-13 from 5 articles. Every sentence on this page is quoted from the linked article; nothing was written by a model except the Summary and the items marked AI, which cite their sources, and the questions and labels under "Disputed". Photos are from the outlets that covered the story, never from articles our check marks sensitive.

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