One person died as a result of the torrential rains in Spanish Catalonia, according to Salvador Ilya, head of the Generalitat (the government of the region). Accordingto him, the victim was found in Garaf district, Barcelona. Spanish media say that the body was found about 500 meters away from a car driven by a flood. Severe rains in Catalonia and the autonomous community of Valencia have also led to numerous accidents and floods. “I mourn the death of a man as a result of torrential rains in Garaf County. My deepest condolences to his family and relatives, ”Ilya wrote. Earlier, Catalan authorities sent emergency warnings to mobile phones of Barcelona and Maresme residents due to heavy rains. They were urged to follow civil protection guidelines, not to approach rivers, streams, and canyons, and not to park cars in areas subject to water cover, and to exercise the utmost caution.