Severe weather has hit parts of Spain and Greece, bringing heavy rain, flooding and major disruption to transport. Two people have died and one is missing in the Catalan region, authorities said on Sunday.
The Catalan leader, Salvador Illa, confirmed the death of a man on Sunday after a wall collapsed in Tordera, a town north of Barcelona. A second person died in the town of Montornès del Vallès, fire officials said on Sunday. Emergency services are searching for a missing person in Pineda de Mar, a town 52 kilometres north of Barcelona.
Authorities have issued a red alert, urging residents to stay indoors from 8pm on Saturday until 2pm on Sunday. There was a risk that a mini-tornado would strike the north-eastern region, with heavy rain forecast.
Homes were flooded following torrential rain on Saturday, with cars stranded in the water in the Bellvitge district and the town of Cornellà, near Barcelona. Ducks were seen swimming in large puddles near a motorway in Barcelona.
