The Fire Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya rescued two hikers this Sunday who were trapped by the bad weather in the Certascan lake area (Lladorre), in the Pyrenees of Lleida. The operation is still underway, since the rain is complicating the rescue of a third person who is trying to get her down from the shelter.
As the 3/24 portal has advanced, the three people were in different groups and have been affected by the strong storms this morning while they were making a journey. One of the hikers has been rescued and taken to the Certascan refuge with symptoms of hypothermia.
The rescue operation is taking place on foot due to adverse weather conditions that make it difficult to mobilize the Firefighters' helicopter. As La Vanguardia has learned, at this time, the emergency services are treating one of the hikers in the Coll area, where they found her, because she has severe symptoms of hypothermia and cannot move on her own. . The other rescued person is traveling on foot with a firefighter to the Certascan shelter. Up to this point, a doctor has traveled by helicopter to attend to the hikers.
The emergency services have been working in the area since 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, in a rescue operation that mobilizes a large device. Among these, two helicopters to transport rescue personnel in the area, while the Sistema d'Emrgències Mèdiques (SEM) has prepared another at the Tírvia heliport, a few kilometers from Certascan, in case hikers need to be transferred to a hospital.
The episode of rain in Catalonia has left more than 100 liters and some snowy peaks in the Pyrenees and strong storms on the coast, especially in Maresme and Barcelonès. In less than 48 hours, records such as 105 liters in Molló, 103 in Lac Redon, 92 liters in Sant Pau de Segúries, 75 in Vilassar de Mar, 68 liters in Olot, 67 in Cabrils or 54 liters of Malgrat de Mar, according to Meteocat station data. The Fire Department of the Generalitat has received about 380 notices, basically to remove fallen trees, electrical incidents, damage to buildings and water accumulations.
