Flood recovery efforts conclude in Vallès Oriental

Over 200 volunteers from Civil Protection and the Red Cross have worked on cleaning and restoring spaces affected by floods in Granollers, Vilanova del Vallès, Cardedeu, and Montornès del Vallès.

Volunteers cleaning mud from streets after floods.
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Volunteers cleaning mud from streets after floods.

The Generalitat's Civil Protection has declared the initial recovery operation for the Vallès Oriental municipalities affected by the floods, which began on Monday, October 5th, as concluded.

More than 200 volunteers from 31 Civil Protection associations across various Catalan municipalities and the Red Cross participated in the recovery efforts for spaces in Granollers, Vilanova del Vallès, Cardedeu, and Montornès del Vallès. The operation, coordinated by 9 technicians from the Generalitat's Civil Protection Logistics and Territorial Operations Service, received logistical support from the Red Cross and collaboration from the affected town councils and the Generalitat's Firefighters.
The actions focused on removing mud from streets and building interiors, cleaning roads and sidewalks, clearing storm drains, and restoring pedestrian crossings and access routes. Manual tools and water tank vehicles with pressurized water were used. The selfless work of the volunteers has been crucial in facilitating a gradual return to normality.
The 31 municipal Civil Protection volunteer associations that participated in the operations come from towns including L'Arboç, Arbúcies, Balsareny, Calafell, Cardedeu, Constantí, Creixell, Esplugues de Llobregat, La Llagosta, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Lliçà d'Avall, Montmeló, Montornès del Vallès, Olot, Palautordera, Parets del Vallès, Port de la Selva, Roda de Berà, Rubí, Salt, Sant Andreu de la Barca, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Sant Pere de Ribes, Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Santa Maria de Palautordera, Tarragona, Vallirana, Vilanova del Camí, and Vilanova del Vallès.
Based on information from the official source: Generalitat de Catalunya — Protecció Civil (12/10/2026)