Dramatic consequence of the hailstorms in Spain. This Tuesday, in the province of Girona in Catalonia, a 20-month-old girl died after being injured in the head by hail. the spanish newspaper The country It notes that the region was marked by unprecedentedly violent bad weather, with hailstones exceeding 10 centimeters in diameter in some places.
This storm, the most important for 20 years in Catalonia, has caused several injuries, in addition to considerable material damage in the municipality of La Bisbal d’Empordà in particular. The local health center received a total of more than 20 people with bruises and injuries. Meanwhile, the 20-month-old girl had been transferred directly to the Girona hospital, where she died on Tuesday night.
Storm warning in Catalonia
During the night, the firefighters of the region multiplied the interventions, in particular to help the neighbors whose roofs of the houses were particularly damaged.
Several regions of Catalonia had been placed on alert for electrical storms, and remain on alert this Wednesday. In recent weeks, this part of Spain has been marked by record heat, keeping the sea water at abnormally high temperatures and favoring thunderstorms.
In the province of Barcelona, the orange alert has also been activated due to the risk of intense rain, with almost 50 liters of water accumulated in the space of an hour.
Source: BFM TV
