Heavy storm in Barcelona area affects underground
75 mm rainfall in Catalan capital in only 30 minutes, prompting some 180 services by firefighters
A heavy storm in between 3am and 4am on Thursday morning in the Barcelona area has affected the underground service, with some stations flooded after the torrential rain.
In the early morning trains did not stop at the Paral·lel and and Poble Sec stations on Line 3, and between Paral·lel and Sagrada Família on Line 2. Some accesses in the Line 1 were also flooded.
According to the underground company TMB website, the service returned to normality with trains stopping at all stations by 9.30am, with some delays on Line 1.
Apart from the metro service, some buildings were also flooded on the ground floor. The fire brigade had to attend to 180 incidences between 4am and 7am in the capital.
Firefighters also carried out around 30 actions across Catalonia for floodings, fallen trees and problems with electrical installations.
In the capital, the Filmoteca cinema center Filmoteca and the Barcelona Maritime Museum have been shut down due to flooding after the storm as well.
The storm was especially intense for 30 minutes between 3am and 4am in the Barcelona and Tarragona areas. 75mm of rain fell in Barcelona, 49mm in Badalona, 28 mm in Mont-roig del Camp, 21 mm in Torredembarra and 23 mm in Gisclareny.