They evacuated a beach in Espola due to storms with stones and winds.

Complications at night and in the morning in some areas due to bad weather conditions. Storms forced the Inuncat plan to be activated and abandoned. Hail in the Pyrenees and heavy rain On the central coast and the Girona coast. In Espola, in the Alt Empordà, a pitch had to be evacuated from the camping area.

According to the fire department, the playground – which houses about 60 people including children and supervisors – was camping when they were surprised by the strong winds in the morning.

The wind shook some of the tents.The fire brigade received the warning at 5.40 a.m. With light vehicles and with the support of the Mossos d’Esquadra, they transported them to the village as a precaution. There were no injuries.

Stone ravages the Pyrenees

The first storms arrived at night and were already in the form of hail in the Pyrenees. In theAlta RibagorcaThe stone surprised them in the morning. In the SerdanyaThe storm also caused this water and hail to fall in the early hours of the night.

At 9:15 a.m., the storm front has been reactivated in central Catalonia, the coast and the Girona areas. This situation will continue until early afternoon.

Here are some pictures left by the storms:

Severe weather warning

Civil Protection Alert Severe weather with risk of rockfall, strong winds and possible precipitation In Barcelona, ​​Maresme and Valles Oriental. In the affected areas, it is requested to avoid travelling by car, not to park in areas prone to flooding and, above all, not to cross rivers or streams where heavy rain falls.

The rain band this morning and this morning is now ending, although there may be showers. Despite the warning so far 112 No important notifications receivedThe rainfall threshold set by the Inuncat plan for heavy rain (20 litres/m2 in 30 minutes) has not been exceeded in the entire northern half of Catalonia, according to Civil Protection reports.

Specifically, in the Girona delimitation, it is possible to produce stones of more than 2 cm in height and wind gusts of more than 90 km / h locally during the next two hours, according to the latest Civil Protection notice.