STORM HITS CATALONIA, SOME CITIES FLOODED

MADRID, OCTOBER 4 /SRNA/ – A powerful storm accompanied by heavy rainfall has hit Catalonia, with streets flooded in the city of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona.

According to La Vanguardia, the regional fire brigade received more than 1,000 calls overnight concerning flooded basements and fallen trees.

Firefighters had to rescue drivers who were trapped in their vehicles.

Heavy rainfall also caused flooding on roads around Bilbao.

It was reported earlier that a 102-year-old woman drowned yesterday in her home in the town of Madrigueras, in the Castilla-La Mancha region.