{
  "id": 3518422,
  "title": "Mother and 18-year-old daughter die after wall collapse during Tarragona floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mother-and-18-year-old-daughter-die-after-wall-collapse-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Spain in English",
    "slug": "spain-in-english",
    "url": "https://www.spainenglish.com/2026/08/26/mother-and-18-year-old-daughter-die-after-wall-collapse-during-tarragona-floods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A mother and her 18-year-old daughter succumbed to their injuries after a wall fell on them during torrential rain and flash flooding that hit the Tarragona coast of Catalonia at the weekend. The women were critically injured and in a critical condition at Joan XXIII University Hospital in Tarragona from early Saturday morning in Roda de Berà, located around 75 kilometers southwest of Barcelona. Their deaths were confirmed on Wednesday, a day after local officials mistakenly announced their demise. The tragedy occurred near the town’s marina, where a summer market had been set up on Avenida Bélgica. Both women were in the market stall around 2am when the collapsed wall fell on them, alongside another member of their family. A third individual, the grandfather of the family, escaped with less severe injuries. Firefighters rescued the mother and daughter, who then spent several days in the hospital before their deaths were officially confirmed on Wednesday. The local council apologized for prematurely declaring their deaths, which led to confusion and unnecessary distress.",
  "summary": "A mother and her 18-year-old daughter have died after being critically injured when a wall collapsed on them during the torrential rain and flash flooding that struck the Tarragona coast (Catalonia) at the weekend. The two women had been in critical condition at Joan XXIII University Hospital in Tarragona since... The post Mother and 18-year-old daughter die after wall collapse during Tarragona…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mother and daughter died after wall collapse in Tarragona floods.",
    "Tragedy occurred near town’s marina on Avenida Bélgica.",
    "Local council apologized for premature death announcement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}