Spain: Flooding Hits Girona After Torrential Rain

Severe storms in northeastern Spain caused widespread flooding across the Girona region after two days of torrential rain, with rivers overflowing and roads closed. Firefighters recovered the body of a man believed to be a local resident whose car was swept away by floodwaters during Storm Harry, as authorities urged residents to avoid travel and remain at home.

Drought in Spain will be more common in the future, says expert

STORY: Drought in Spain will be more common in the future, says expert DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Girona, northeastern Spain 2. various of wildfires in recent days in Spain 3. various of the Onyar river with very little water 4. A shot of an ornamental fountain in Placa de Catalunya in Barcelona 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) 6. various of a river with very little water 7. A shot of people drinking water in a fountain at Las Ramblas in Barcelona 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for AEMET 9. various of a reservoir in northern Spain with few reserves 10. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for AEMET 11. various of Barcelona beach *Some pictures are courtesy of regional Government of Catalonia STORYLINE: Spain is in the grip of a historic drought, so far the fourth worst in the past 60 years, with 25 percent less rainfall tha