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Spain weather alerts lowered as storm damage is assessed

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The meteorological crisis in eastern Spain and southern France, driven by Storm Adam, has resulted in multiple fatalities and widespread destruction. In Catalonia, the death toll includes a woman swept away by a river near ~~Barcelona and~~ Barcelona, a 12-year-old boy found in ~~Granollers.~~ Granollers, and a 48-year-old man in Olivella whose vehicle was swept away by a flash flood in the Begues stream. In the Valencia region, fatalities have been reported in Sagunto and the resort of Oliva, including a 79-year-old woman and a man who suffered a cardiac arrest at a campsite. Emergency services and military units have conducted over 400 rescue operations, performing aerial and land-based evacuations of hundreds of people trapped on rooftops, in buildings, or inside vehicles. Extreme rainfall has caused significant infrastructure disruption. In ~~some areas of~~ Valencia, the ~~Valencian community, extreme~~ airport closed and Metrovalencia services were suspended. In Barcelona, intense rainfall ~~reached up to 700~~ on October 3 and 4, totaling 280 liters per square meter within a 24-hour period, turning streets into torrents capable of sweeping away cars. Infrastructure damage remains severe. In the Balearic Islands, storm Adam caused significant chaos at Ibiza airport, where water entered the terminal and a parking roof collapsed, forcing flight diversions to Alicante and Mallorca. The flooding has over four days, led to a historic milestone: for the ~~closure~~ first time, all 15 of ~~schools, flight cancellations,~~ the city's rainwater storage reservoirs were filled simultaneously. In Sant Cugat, rainfall between late September and ~~travel restrictions across 145 localities. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described~~ early October reached 260 liters per square meter, representing approximately 43% of the ~~situation as ‘very difficult’~~ city's annual average. Emergency services have managed hundreds of incidents, including fallen trees, landslides, and ~~pledged full government support for recovery efforts.~~ flooded buildings. As meteorological conditions improve, authorities have begun lowering weather alerts. In Catalonia, Protecció Civil deactivated the INUNCAT alert, and Meteocat ended warnings for rain intensity. In the Balearic Islands, alert levels were lowered for all islands; Mallorca and Menorca have transitioned to yellow alerts, while Ibiza and Formentera have moved out of red alerts.

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