A woman seriously injured in Cornellà due to a tree falling due to the wind | News from Catalonia

The change in weather in Catalonia is leaving this weekend with an episode of strong winds throughout the territory and significant snowfall in the Pyrenees. This Saturday, as reported by Civil Protection on social networks, a woman was seriously injured in Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona) when a tree fell on her due to the wind. Three units of the emergency service have transferred the woman to the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona.

The storm has also had an impact on circulation. Specifically, the fall of a tree onto the train tracks has forced the Rodalies R15 line between Mora la Nova and Pradell (Tarragona) to close at midday. The passenger train that passed through that track had to stop and Civil Protection has explained that the 150 passengers traveling in the convoy have been evacuated, who have been trapped inside for two hours because the train has stopped in an area that is difficult to access. . The incident has forced Rodalies to enable an alternative road service to continue providing the service, while Adif technicians work to restore circulation. The Generalitat Bombers have mobilized four crews to evacuate the passengers from the train, which is stopped near Marçà (Tarragona). Another tree fell on the same Rodalies line hours later, between the Mora and Els Guiamets stations, but this time the train was able to turn back.

On the other hand, the Servei Català de Trànsit has reported that as of three-thirty in the afternoon, the N-260 road in the Coll dels Belitres (Girona) will be closed due to the wind. The Servei Català de Trànsit has asked for caution when driving against the lurches that the wind may cause. For this Saturday, Civil Protection has activated the alert of the Special Emergency Plan for wind risk in Catalonia (Ventcat), with gusts that can exceed 126 kilometers per hour, with special intensity in the Western Pyrenees and in the southern third of the coast. with northwest wind.

At an event in Calaf, the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, called for “acting with maximum caution” in the return operation of the Purísima bridge due to the wind and snow warnings this Saturday and Sunday.

The 112 emergency telephone number has received a total of 1,149 calls until seven in the afternoon this Saturday, the majority due to the wind storm, which has a special impact in the regions of Baix Camp, Vallès Occidental, Segrià, Tarragonès and Anoia. For their part, the Generalitat Firefighters have reported that they have received dozens of warnings during the day related to strong winds, most due to fallen trees. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat has suspended the Christmas event that it had planned to inaugurate on the façade of the town hall, and Barcelona City Council has activated the municipal action plan in the alert phase, with the closure of parks and gardens and the recommendation to secure blinds , awnings and balconies.