A 13-year-old boy, in critical condition after falling from a tree branch

• Granita A 20-month-old girl dies from the impact of a ball of hail on the head in La Bisbal d'Empordà, in Girona

A 13-year-old boy has been injured and is in critical condition due to a falling tree branch in the town of

(Barcelona).

As reported by the Generalitat's

(SEM), they received notice of the accident at 5:56 p.m. this afternoon and sent a team to the scene of the accident that transferred the minor to the Sant Joan de Déu hospital in

Barcelona).

The accident took place on a day when an unusual storm of rain, hail and very strong winds crossed

and which, among others, also affected the Anoia region, to which Vilanova del Camí belongs.

In addition, the emergency services alert drivers that there are incidents on some roads due to falling trees and branches, as occurs in the Ronda de Dalt, at the height of

, already in Barcelona.

The Rodalies service is also affected by the storm and, specifically, there are delays of between 30 and 40 minutes on lines R2, R2-South and R4, while on lines R13, R14, R15, R16 and R17 the Rail traffic is interrupted between

and

due to adverse weather conditions.

The meteorological service of Catalonia,

reports on social networks late this afternoon that the storms are slowly moving out to sea, and although it still rains in the southern Catalan counties, it does so more locally and less intense.

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