The Generalitat Firefighters have resumed at 8 in the morning of this Sunday the search for Saturday in Cubelles (Barcelona) because of the flood of the Foix River.
A witness alerted directly around 20.30 in command of the municipality’s firefighters device that two people crossed the Foix River on a wooden catwalk near the mouth were dragged by the cabal after the increase in the cabal. and the river’s water volume suddenly increased. According to the Catalan agència of L’Eigua (ACA) the level of the river exceeds 200 m3/s.
Emergency services activated a device with troops from the Southern Metropolitan Emergencies region and the support of the Special Actions Group (GRAE). A rescue helicopter was also incorporated, which retired at the end of the day and the device remained with drones.
The Firefighters of the Generalitat coordinate the search, with 16 land endowments and a total of 45 troops, with the support of Mossos d’Esquadra and the maritime rescue helicopter. The Mossos d’Esquadra has also deployed maritime and aerial troops that respond to the coastline.
The passage of the Dana left heavy rains on Saturday in the Cubelles area and the City Council alerted the population to stay away from the river channels due to the possible overflow of the Foix swamp.
