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  "id": 11899331,
  "title": "Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/two-dead-in-flooding-in-spains-catalonia-region",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T09:38:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442594/two-dead-in-flooding-in-spains-catalonia-region"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two fatalities have been reported and another individual is missing following severe rains and flooding in Catalonia, Spain, according to authorities on Sunday. The death of a man was confirmed by Catalonia's leader, Salvador Illa, on social media after a wall collapsed in Tordera, a town north of Barcelona. Additionally, a person succumbed in Montornès del Vallès, while emergency services are currently searching for a missing individual in Pineda de Mar, located 32 miles north of Barcelona.\n\nA red alert was issued by Catalan authorities, advising residents to remain indoors from 8 p.m. Saturday until 2 p.m. Sunday due to the potential impact of a \"mini-hurricane\" and the forecast of further heavy rain. Following torrential rain on Saturday, homes were inundated and vehicles submerged in Bellvitge and Cornella near Barcelona. Puddles of water stretched across motorways in the city of Barcelona.\n\nSarai Sarroca, director of the regional weather service Meteocat, stated on Saturday that an extraordinary weather system was centered over the Mediterranean Sea, and a \"mini-hurricane\" could travel inland in Catalonia. The disruption caused by the extreme weather led to flight cancellations or delays at Barcelona Airport, as reported by La Vanguardia newspaper on Saturday. All local trains were affected by the heavy downpour, while shops closed early, football matches were abandoned, and a performance of Verdi's Aida at Barcelona's Liceu opera house was cancelled.",
  "summary": "Two people have died and another was missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain’s Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday. Catalan leader Salvador Illa confirmed the death of a man after a wall collapsed in Tordera, a town to the north of Barcelona, in a message on his social media account on Sunday. Another person died in Montornès del Vallès, firefighters said on Sunday, while…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Two dead in flooding in Spain’s Catalonia region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/two-dead-in-flooding-in-spains-catalonia-region-11906603",
        "published": "2026-10-04T10:48:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Torrential rain and flooding leave 2 dead and 1 missing in Spain's Catalonia region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/torrential-rain-and-flooding-leave-2-dead-and-1-missing-in-spains",
        "published": "2026-10-04T11:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Spain in English",
        "title": "Two dead and one missing as record rainfall floods areas of Catalonia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/two-dead-and-one-missing-as-record-rainfall-floods-areas-of-catalonia",
        "published": "2026-10-04T11:54:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}