Heavy rains spark more flooding in Spain

Deutsche Presse Agentur
Published: Wednesday September 13, 2006

Madrid- Heavy rains Wednesday continued to spark flooding in eastern Spain, where rail and road traffic suffered interruptions or delays, news reports said. The previous day, a 83-year-old woman was killed on the Balearic Island of Majorca when a rainstorm caused a wall of her home to collapse and she was swept away by the current.

Heavy rains were expected to continue in 10 out of Spain's 17 autonomous regions.

The worst situation was reported in northeastern Catalonia, where Barcelona underground stations were inundated and local and long- distance train services suffered interruptions and delays.

A train from Valencia reached Barcelona 14 hours behind schedule.

Power cuts extinguished traffic lights, hampering traffic in Barcelona. Inundated roads and houses were reported in several places.

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