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🇪🇸 Update: Flooding Forces Hospital Closure in Barcelona

🚨 On the afternoon of July 12, 2025, a powerful thunderstorm struck Barcelona, Spain, triggering sudden and severe flooding. As a result, the Alt Penedès Hospital was forced to shut down after floodwaters reached both access routes and interior areas of the facility.

🌧 Local media and eyewitnesses reported heavy water accumulation that overwhelmed the hospital’s infrastructure, prompting emergency protocols and the suspension of operations.

⚠️ Events like this underscore the increasing vulnerability of essential services to extreme weather — a growing concern in the face of accelerating climate change.