Catalonia allocates €23.1m to repair damage caused by October storms

The Catalan government will spend €23.1m repairing damage caused by severe storms in early October, following approval at Tuesday's cabinet meeting of a programme covering 127 incidents linked to torrential rainfall.

Rainfall in some areas of Catalonia reached five times the climatic average, with Vallès Oriental, Maresme and Terres de l'Ebre among the worst-affected regions.

Granollers has the largest number of repair sites – 24 in total. Work has already been completed at 20 of them. The government previously approved an initial €75m package to address the damage caused by the storms.

Of Tuesday's €23.1m allocation, €9.6m will go towards rebuilding walls and riverbank protection, repairing landslide damage and replacing damaged fords.

A further €250,000 has been earmarked for the Centre Vallès in Granollers, while €350,000 will fund repairs to rural roads in Terres de l'Ebre, southern Catalonia.

Another €11.2m will be spent restoring access routes and improving road safety.

The remaining €1.6m will cover technical support, quality control and other associated costs.

Of the 127 repair projects assigned via Infraestructures.cat, 62 have been completed, 45 are under way and 20 are awaiting work to commence following initial site inspections.

The damage includes roads and paths requiring repairs, pavements, sinkholes, landslides and collapsed walls and embankments.

After Granollers, the municipalities with the most reported incidents are El Perelló (16), Ulldecona (9), Xerta (7) and Vilanova del Vallès (7).

The government recorded more than 1,000 incidents across more than 60 municipalities during the October storms, with rainfall reaching historic levels, including over 360 mm in Granollers.