Critical situation has arisen due to intense rain storm flood at barcelona airportThis has also disrupted operations, resulting in the cancellation of many flights. Dramatic footage from the city’s international airport, Barcelona-El Prat, is going viral.

Due to the flooding, airlines such as Vueling, Lufthansa, TAP Air Portugal, Iberia, easyJet and Ryanair have been forced to cancel or delay flights.

Many people shared shocking visuals from the airport on their social media handles. “Barcelona, ​​Spain has placed the highest alert for dangerous torrential rains. A total of 70 flights have been canceled so far. Meanwhile, in Valencia, they are still searching for people. In Aladia, the municipality, police and Firefighters used a small boat and spotlights to search the underground parking lot filled with water for more people,” one X user wrote.

Large-scale flooding in this region is caused by a certain meteorological phenomenon known as a dana, which is a depression of varying height – it can give long series of heavy rains. According to reports, rising temperatures in the Mediterranean have also increased the risk of floods as experts say cycles of floods and droughts are becoming more frequent.

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