Flooding in river Cardener, 01.12.2014

Flooding of the river Cardener in Manresa after the heavy rains during the last week of November in 2014. The road on the right riverbank had to be closed because the flooding. The images were obtained in the morning of 01.12.2014. The east wind brought rainfall all over Catalonia. The two extremes of the country, the district of Alt Empordà in the north and the mountains of Els Ports in the south registered the highest rainfalls. However, the storm also left floods in the rivers of the center of Catalonia.

Floodings of mediterranean riversin are frequent in autumn.

[photos Jordi Badia]