The heavy rains registered this midday within the abbey of Montserrat (Barcelona) have brought about an essential landslide that has dragged water, rocks and branches by which two endowments of the Fire Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya have labored to guard the world.
Meteocat, the Catalan meteorological service, has recorded a rainfall of greater than 30 liters per sq. meter in half an hour this midday within the affected space, which has left photos of huge floods of water flowing down the streets of the monastery.
According to the primary evaluations of the Collapsed Structures Group (GREC) of the Firefighters, there have been no materials damages to the buildings adjoining to the landslide, nor have there been any accidents.
The safety officer of the Montserrat Natural Park has evacuated the Abat Cisneros Hotel in a preventive method, in accordance with the Emergency Plan, because the landslide has occurred on the rear wall of this constructing that overlooks the institution’s kitchen. Finally, prospects have been capable of return inside minutes later.
The discover was obtained at 1:57 p.m. and the incident pressured a site visitors cease on the BP-1103 freeway.
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