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#13310347

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310350

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310352

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310305

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310312

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310318

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310323

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310325

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310330

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#12782529

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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#12782530

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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#12782532

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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#12782533

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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#12782535

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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#12782537

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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#12782538

22 September 2025

A violent episode of rainfall hits Barcelona and much of Catalonia today, with storms leaving more than 100 liters per square meter in areas such as Montserrat and Rellinars. Landslides are reported, roads are cut off, fallen trees interrupt train lines, and the Sant Joan funicular is evacuated after a collapse caused by the storm. Authorities activate orange and yellow weather alerts, urging caution, avoiding unnecessary travel, and recommending that residents check flights and the status of public transport before leaving home.

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