Sánchez appealed to the public to follow official advisories, given that intense rains and storms are causing very complex situations during the night in various areas of the country, with particular emphasis on Catalonia and the Valencian Community.
The head of government stressed the importance of always adhering to the guidelines of emergency services and consulting only official sources.
Sources from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge indicated that the third vice-president of the government and responsible minister, Sara Aagesen, contacted the presidents of the Valencian Community and Catalonia after receiving alerts about adverse weather phenomena.
The vice-president communicated that she and her team are closely monitoring the evolution of the situation and made herself available to assist with any need.
In recent hours, heavy rainfall has resulted in floods, road blockages, and various transport problems in the Barcelona area. Several flights were canceled, and suburban train service (Rodalies) was affected.
Adif has already issued a warning that rail service may be affected this Thursday in the Barcelonès and Maresme areas, belonging to the province of Barcelona.
Civil Defense sent ES-Alert messages to mobile phones in the regions of Barcelonès, Maresme, Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès, and Vallès Occidental, due to the forecast of torrential downpours in the coming hours.
The Generalitat Firefighters received approximately 200 calls in recent hours regarding problems caused by the rain, mainly due to water accumulation in buildings and public roads, which hindered circulation.
Emergency teams are searching for a woman who may have been swept away by water in a stream in Olivella, in the Garraf region, province of Barcelona.
The Generalitat Emergency Coordination Center managed a total of 478 incidents related to the severe storms in the province of Valencia between 2:00 PM and 11:00 PM on Wednesday (corresponding to 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM in Lisbon), about one hundred of which occurred in the city of Valencia.
Valencia Airport, located in Manises, had to close due to flooding that reached its facilities because of the intense rains.
Torrential rains in the Valencian municipality of Torrent caused traffic jams, creating critical situations for drivers and pedestrians, in addition to flooding in some residences.
Amparo Folgado, president of the Torrent City Council, reported that the night was extremely difficult in the city and throughout the l'Horta region, as heavy precipitation put vehicles and people at risk, and some houses suffered flooding due to water entering through sewers and basements.