Two dead in Catalonia following heavy rain and floods

Authorities confirmed that torrential rains and severe flooding struck northeastern Spain's Catalonia region, resulting in two deaths and one person missing. One person died in the municipality of Tordera after a structural wall collapsed during the heavy storm.

A second fatality was recorded in Montornès del Vallès, while emergency services and rescue crews actively searched for a missing person north of Barcelona. Spain's state meteorological agency along with regional weather service Meteocat issued red alerts as an exceptional Mediterranean weather system warned to potentially act as a "mini-hurricane" swept inland.

Authorities urged residents across high-risk zones to shelter indoors and avoid ground floors or basements near overflowing water bodies like the Besòs River.