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MADRID, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northeastern Spain restricted non-essential travel and suspended most commuter rail services on Saturday as extreme rainfall threatened flooding, while flash floods in central-eastern Spain killed one person and forced the evacuation of around 90 people. Catalonia activated its flood emergency plan, with restrictions covering 20 administrative areas until 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) Sunday. The weather danger level is expected to reach the highest one early Sunday. Rainfall could exceed 90 liters per square meter in three hours and 200 liters over 24 hours in some areas. Emergency alerts were sent to mobile phones across affected areas, while most services on Catalonia's Rodalies commuter and regional rail network were suspended. Catalan regional Pre...

MADRID, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were injured after part of a bar collapsed early Saturday in Spain's northern autonomous community of La Rioja, with nine of them taken to medical facilities for treatment. The collapse occurred in the town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra at around 5:25 a.m. local time (0325 GMT), Spanish news agency EFE reported. About 25 to 30 people inside the bar were initially trapped by debris and unable to leave. Citing preliminary information, EFE said the bar's floor collapsed first, followed by part of the ceiling. Among the 12 injured, one man was suspected of having suffered a leg fracture and an open wound, while the others sustained minor injuries. Nine people were taken to medical facilities for treatment. Firefighters carried out search and ...

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Heavy rain triggers flood warnings, travel restrictions across Spain-Xinhua

12 injured after bar collapses in northern Spain-Xinhua