THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERTHE WATER
The red over the Barcelona coast has eased, but orange holds across the Mediterranean east and interior, and one person is still missing at Pineda de Mar. Two people have died, and a second torrential episode is possible around Oct 8 to 10. Barcelona's El Raval took 193 l/m² in six hours on the record night. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
8 turning points on record since Sep 28.
Oct 6peak → easing
Oct 4easing → peak
Oct 3peak → easing · eased sharply
Oct 2building → peak
Oct 1peak → building · intensified sharply
Sep 30↑ intensified sharply
Sep 29reclassified severe → water · building → peak · became confirmed
Sep 28reclassified quiet → severe · no-signal → building · moved onto the top line · intensified sharply
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyThailand's next rain, deadly floods in Senegal, and one person still missing in Catalonia.
CONNECTED
Water in the streets — a day of rain floods Dakar, as Catalonia counts the cost of a record night in Barcelona..
Too much water and too little — eastern Spain stays on orange, while the Rhine at Kaub reads 3 cm..