A CHILD has died as torrential floods continue to wreak havoc across a Spanish holiday hotspot.
Horror weather sparked travel chaos with flights cancelled and trains abandoned due to fallen trees on the tracks – as officials warn of more rain to come.
BOMBERS DE LA GENERALITATRoads were blocked across Catalonia die to fallen trees and smashed up rocks[/caption]
BOMBERS DE LA GENERALITATRescue teams search a river for any sign of a missing dad just hours after finding the body of an 11-year-old boy[/caption]
A police car travels through heavy rain water as locals shield themselves from the weatherSolarpix
X/@PNMontserratHeavy downpours in Montserrat caused landslides[/caption]
Deadly floods have swamped Catalonia over the weekend with much of the region in northeastern Spain left underwater by torrential rainfall.
Firefighters found a body in a river in the town of Sant Pere de Riudebitlles near Barcelona.
He is believed to be an 11-year-old boy, according to local reports.
Catalan Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon, confirmed a minor had died and said rescue teams are still searching for his father.
The dad’s car was reportedly swept away by flood water causing the pair to be submerged by the water.
Up to 600 emergency phone calls have been made with officials deploying rescue teams to over 200 people so far.
Another 27 people were rescued after being trapped at the Sant Joan funicular at the Montserrat Monastery northwest of Barcelona.
Those on board had been stranded following a landslide in the region, the regional civil protection service announced.
Flight chaos also ensued due to the adverse weather.
Dozens of flights to and from Barcelona-El Prat Airport, the second busiest in Spain, were either delayed or cancelled on Sunday.
Officials blamed the heavy rain for halting the flights as they apologised to dreary travellers.
Rail services in the country were also temporarily suspended on some routes due to landslides and fallen trees.
In Barcelona, one tree had snapped away from the ground and fallen on the power lines as another struck a parked car.
A train with 60 passengers was forced to stop on the tracks with six units of the Catalan Fire Brigade being sent out to evacuate those on board, according to reports from the Central Commission for the Transport of Catalonia.
National weather office AEMET said rainfall of up to 40 litres per square metre fell in just 30 minutes in some parts of Catalonia.
AEMET also activated orange warnings across the Balearic Islands and Valencia.
Yellow warnings were activated in areas of Aragon, Asturias, Andalucía, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia.
The bad weather is set to continue today with more heavy rain expected.
A train with 60 passengers was forced to stop on the tracks with six units of the Catalan Fire Brigade being sent out to evacuate those on boardBOMBERS DE LA GENERALITAT
Shutterstock EditorialPeople walk through violent rain in Barcelona[/caption]
SolarpixTrees had been uprooted from the ground[/caption]
Serra de Tramuntana and much of the northeast of the island are expected to ve hit the worst.
It comes less than two weeks after Catalonia was again battered by torrential rain – leaving streets flooded and tourists stranded.
Pictures showed roads turned into rivers and cars being swept away by the currents as the region endured extreme wind.
Many properties were left without power as a result of the gruelling rain.
Throughout the regions of Baix Llobregat and Vallès Occidental, a precipitation of about 100 litres per square meter was recorded.
Terrifying freak weather have also been raging elsewhere across Europe.
France‘s coastal Camargue region had been drowned in floodwater.
While firefighters battled an inferno in Antalya, Turkey, as tourists were evacuated from their hotels.
A total of 14 aircraft, 20 helicopters and more than 800 personnel are involved in extinguishing the fire, Akmu news reports.
Last month, an unbelievable “supercell” storm left behind a trail of destruction in Italy.
Intense rain, hail and winds reaching 60mph caused carnage with local media describing it as a “true maritime supercell”.
BOMBERS DE LA GENERALITATRescue teams have now spent days searching for the missing father[/caption]
Shutterstock EditorialThe streets of Barcelona were empty on Sunday night as the rain lashed down[/caption]