Officials halt search for two people in Foix river after DANA storm

Firefighters to restart operation if new clues are found, after no missing person report had been filed

Search operations for the missing persons in Cubelles
Search operations for the missing persons in Cubelles / Àlex Recolons
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July 14, 2025 11:02 AM

July 14, 2025 12:37 PM

The Catalan firefighters decided to halt the search for the two people missing near the end of the Foix river on Sunday night after the DANA storm recorded on Saturday across Catalonia.

Firefighters decided to halt the operation, which had been in place since Saturday evening, at Cubelles, a seaside town near Sitges in Garraf county. The search for the two people resumed on Sunday morning, although officials called off the search operation on Sunday night, when the sun set.

Although no official missing persons report had been filed, a witness had claimed to have seen two individuals crossing a bridge and falling into the river.

On Sunday, the mayor of Cubelles, Rosa Montserrat Fonoll, speculated that they may be foreigners or that the report could have been issued on Sunday.

The coastal town, located southwest of Barcelona, was among the hardest hit areas during Saturday’s torrential downpours caused by a DANA (isolated high-altitude depression).

The Foix River swelled dramatically after excess reservoir water was released due to capacity limits, severely impacting Cubelles.

At the height of the rainfall, the river’s flow surged to 400 m³ per second, far above its usual rate of less than 10.

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