Floods impact Barcelona as MotoGP considers Valencia replacement
A red alert warning for rain has been issued for Barcelona.
Barcelona has been hit with red weather warnings as flooding impacts the city, with MotoGP set to head there in two weeks to close the 2024 season.
The Catalan city has been hit by flooding this morning (Monday 4 November), and a red alert warning of ‘Extreme Danger’ has been issued.
AEMET (Spain’s state meteorological agency), has warned that Baix Llobregat, around 23 miles from the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, could experience as much as 180l/m² of water in the space of 24 hours.
⚠️ AVISO ROJO | Litoral de Barcelona.
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) November 4, 2024
Peligro extremo por lluvias torrenciales: un chubasco muy intenso ha dejado81 l/m² en el aeropuerto de El Prat.
En el Baix Llobregat pueden acumularse más de 180 l/m² en 24 horas ¡Mucha precaución! ¡No viaje si no es estrictamente necesario! pic.twitter.com/FdDSzOkcwJ
Social media footage shows the scale of the flooding, with some motorways in the region being completely flooded.
Així és troba l’autovia direcció Castelldefels 🚨
— Projecte 4 Estacions (@P4Estacions) November 4, 2024
Carretera sapultada d’aigua ⛈️ i el trànsit aturar ⚠️
Minimitzem els desplaçaments 🙏🏼#Projecte4Estacions pic.twitter.com/1IEDF3DM6p
MotoGP announced plans on Saturday to hold its final round of 2024 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, located just northeast of Barcelona city centre, although the date and details of the race were, and are, still to be finalised.
The series was forced to cancel its usual season-ending Valencian Grand Prix due to the severe flooding that took place there early last week which caused significant infrastructural damage and loss of life.
The plans to move the 20th and final round of the 2024 World Championship to Barcelona were announced on Saturday, when MotoGP was racing in Malaysia.
On Saturday evening in Spain, AEMET issues warnings of severe storms again in Valencia, but also Catalunya expected for Sunday.
⚠️Tormentas muy fuertes en el Mediterráneo este domingo: activamos avisos naranjas en zonas de la Región de Murcia, Cataluña y Comunitat Valenciana.
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) November 2, 2024
Podrían acumularse más de 100 a 150 l/m² en áreas ya afectadas por las inundaciones del día 29. ¡Precaución! pic.twitter.com/omnoByd5XK
MotoGP has not yet made any official communication regarding the floods in Barcelona.
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