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Heavy rain has triggered severe flooding in eastern Spain, authorities said on Monday, killing at least two people and forcing emergency crews to evacuate stranded residents.
“Road travel is impossible, you must stay at home,” Juan Carlos Valderrama, Valencia’s emergency chief, said on Monday morning. He warned that intense and persistent rainfall was causing severe flooding.
According to AFP, one person died in Sagunto, local authorities said overnight from Sunday to Monday. In neighbouring Catalonia, firefighters reported that a woman had died after falling into a stream.
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Meanwhile, emergency workers and soldiers from Spain’s Military Emergency Response Unit were working to evacuate residents whose homes had flooded. Some people had taken refuge on rooftops as water covered their homes.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said rescue operations were continuing in hard-to-reach areas. In a post on X, he described the situation in Valencia as “very difficult” and urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel.
Scientists have warned that human-driven climate change is making Mediterranean storms more intense. These storms often hit eastern Spain in autumn, when the Mediterranean Sea releases moisture after absorbing heat during the summer. This can lead to heavier rainfall and severe flooding.
Spain’s national weather agency, AEMET, announced on Friday that September 2026 was the hottest September on record in mainland Spain. The country also recorded its warmest summer between June and August.
