This Sunday, eight people were injured after being struck by falling objects due to the winds affecting Catalonia, particularly in the northern regions of Barcelona and Girona, where gusts exceeding 160 kilometres per hour have been recorded. Sources from Civil Protection have reported that three people were injured, including a 60-year-old woman and two children, after being hit by a roof sheet in a campsite in Camarasa, Lleida. The injured have been taken to the Arnau de Vilanova hospital in Lleida by the staff of the Medical Emergency System. A man who was at a campsite in Castell-Platja d’Aro, Girona, was struck by a tree branch and has sustained injuries and trauma. Additionally, there is a woman who suffered trauma in Blanes after being hit in the public street by an object blown down by the wind. Another woman was hit by an object in the street in Calonge, her condition is mild. In La Jonquera, the SEM attended to another two people who sustained injuries in the street. This episode of wind has caused intense gusts, according to data recorded by the Meteocat service. In the sanctuary of Queralt, in Barcelona, and in Portbou, Girona, speeds of up to 168.5 kilometres per hour have been measured. In the Dàrnius reservoir, also in Girona, gusts reached 141.5 kilometres per hour, while in Puig Sesolles, in Montseny, Barcelona, 132 kilometres per hour were recorded.
Eight people injured by a windstorm in Catalonia with gusts of over 160 km/h.
