Spain Hit by Another Devastating Flood as Torrential Rains Sweep Cars Down Streets in Catalonia

Spain faced yet another wave of severe flooding early Friday as relentless rain battered the town of Cadaques in Girona, Catalonia, sweeping away dozens of cars and leaving the streets submerged. Around 30 vehicles were dragged by floodwaters, piling up near a bridge in the famous coastal town, according to Cadaques Mayor Pia Serinyana.

The recent deluge comes only a week after Spain suffered what officials have called one of the most devastating floods in recent memory, resulting in over 200 fatalities. Catalonia’s weather service, Meteocat, released footage showing the ferocity of the floods, with torrents of water gushing down streets after more than 100mm of rain fell overnight. “This is how the Cadaques stream flows down after intense rain,” Meteocat noted in a statement.

Local residents expressed alarm over the incident, with one witness posting on X, “The situation is very serious in Cadaques. Dozens of cars have been swept away, blocking up the bridge.

It’s been years since anything like this has happened here.”

Fortunately, there have been no reported injuries, according to Mayor Serinyana.

She noted that residents had been previously advised to avoid parking in certain areas due to the risk of heavy rain, yet some vehicles were still in these high-risk zones when the flood struck. “We had an alert from the Operations Coordination Centre of Catalonia, but people parked their cars [anyway], and the water swept them away,” she said.

Although the rainfall in the town was minimal, heavy downpours on the nearby mountain intensified the flooding.

The heaviest rainfall hit between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., while flood warnings remain active for parts of northeastern Catalonia. However, weather forecasts predict that the rain will ease up over the weekend.

Reflecting on the timing of the flood, a local resident told MailOnline, “If this torrent of water had come through town during the day, we could have faced mass casualties. The fact that it happened at night may have saved lives.”

Background on Girona and Recent Flooding in Valencia
Girona, a historic region near Spain’s border with France, lies about 300 miles north of Valencia, where catastrophic flooding struck last week. On October 29, torrential rains in Valencia led to one of Spain’s deadliest floods, with 205 confirmed fatalities: 202 in Valencia itself, two in Castilla La Mancha, and one in Andalusia.

In addition to the lives lost, 78 people remain missing, while countless homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed after the equivalent of a year’s worth of rain fell in a single day.