Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Outlets on this story
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Environment
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Helicopters were called in to rescue people stranded on rooftops as torrential rains from Storm Adam battered parts of Spain on Monday, triggering severe flooding, mass evacuations and at least five deaths.
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rains → call → flooding
The downpour cut off several towns along the Mediterranean coast as rivers burst their banks and transformed streets into fast-flowing torrents.
Spain’s weather agency AEMET said “exceptional amounts” of rain were dumped across the eastern part of the country, although conditions seem to be easing.
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conditions → cut → country
Pego, in Alicante province, recorded 632 mm of rainfall in 36 hours, while several locations in southern Valencia and northern Alicante exceeded 500mm over the same period.
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locations → record → period
The Valencian town of Oliva is among the worst affected, with rainfall of 600 litres per square metre in 24 hours.
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town → affect → hours
An estimated 600 people are reported to have received assistance at the municipal centre, with 400 locals spending the night there from Monday into Tuesday.
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locals → report → Tuesday
Storm Adam triggers ‘shelter-in-place’ orders
Red alerts were issued in several areas over the weekend, warning locals to avoid all travel and seek higher ground.
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alerts → trigger → ground
On Monday morning, 800,000 residents were under shelter-in-place orders.
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residents → shelter → orders
That was reduced to 87,000 in eight municipalities by late afternoon.
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That → reduce → afternoon
Ibiza suffered from severe flooding over the weekend, forcing its main airport to close twice.
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Ibiza → suffer → airport
On Sunday, the party island was placed under a red alert – the highest warning – after 60 litres per square metre of rain fell in just an hour.
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litres → place → hour
The downpour caused a total of 27 flights to be cancelled, while 16 were diverted.
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16 → cause → ?
On Sunday night, a 55-year-old woman went swimming with a man at Almardà Beach in Sagunto, which is a 30-minute drive from Valencia, under an amber weather alert.
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which → go → alert
She was later found dead at the nearby beach Canes d’en Berenguer.
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She → find → beach
Is Spain’s weather improving?
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weather → improve → ?
The worst of Storm Adam appears to have passed, with conditions improving in Valencia and Alicante – though local disruption may continue.
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disruption → appear → Valencia
Stay-at-home orders have been lifted, and red weather alerts have been downgraded.
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alerts → stay → home
According to Spain’s weather agency AEMET, yellow “low hazard” warnings for rainfall and storms remain in place on Tuesday in the Catalonia region of Empordà.
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warnings → accord → Empordà
Orange alerts have been issued in parts of the Balearic Islands.
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alerts → issue → Islands
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will visit Valencia on Tuesday to assess the impact of the storm.
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Minister → visit → storm
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