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Topic Started: 29 Sep 2012, 12:10 AM (100 Views)
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Flooding swamps Southern Spain (0:51)

Sept. 28 - One person drowns and thousands are evacuated as heavy rains flood the Spanish city of Malaga.

Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


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28 September 2012 Last updated at 22:35 GMT

Spain floods: Six die in Malaga, Murcia, Almeria

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Many homes, like this one in Villanueva del Rosario, have been damaged by the sudden floods

At least six people have died after heavy rains triggered flash floods in southern Spain, officials have said.

Among the dead were two children who drowned in a car in the town of Puerto Lumbreras, AP reports.

The strength of the waters overturned cars, closed roads, damaged homes and forced hundreds to leave their properties.

The hardest hit areas were the provinces of Malaga and Almeria, and Murcia region.

At least 600 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Andalucia region, which contains Malaga and Almeria, officials said.

Spain's weather agency said that up to 245 litres (65 gallons) of water per square metre had fallen on Friday morning alone.

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An elderly woman died when a river broke its banks and floodwaters flowed past her home in Alora, north of Malaga, AFP reports.

A man was also reported to have been found dead in the south-eastern town of Vera Playa, cut off by the floods.

"In Malaga province there are 800 staff working to return things to normal as quickly as possible. The rains are decreasing and seem to be shifting towards Granada and Almeria," a regional government spokesperson told AFP.

However, torrential rain and violent thunderstorms are predicted to continue in the south of the country during the weekend.

The heavy rains in parts of the south follow months of drought and high temperatures across Spain which triggered dozens of wildfires.

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Spain Flash Floods: Death Toll Rises To Ten.


At least ten people have been killed and hundreds evacuated from their homes after flash floods swept through southern Spain.

After months of drought, torrential rain has flooded streets and homes, brought down a motorway bridge, and swept cars down roads that have been turned into rivers.

The hardest hit areas are the Mediterranean provinces of Malaga in the south and Murcia and Almeria in the southeast.

Regional officials said nine people have died and at least 600 people have been moved from their homes.

Among the dead are a young boy and a girl who were found drowned in a car in the southeastern town of Puerto Lumbreras, according to Spanish National radio.

The body of a woman in the town of Lorca, which was badly damaged by an earthquake last year, has also been discovered.

A 52-year-old British woman is reportedly among those feared missing in Almeria.

A regional government spokesman said: "In Malaga province, there are 800 staff working to return things to normal as quickly as possible. The rains are decreasing and seem to be shifting towards Granada and Almeri."

Up to 245 litres (65 gallons) of water per square metre (11 square feet) fell in the area on Friday morning alone, Spain's weather agency reported.

A flight was diverted to Seville as it headed to Malaga, which lies east of the resort city of Marbella on the Costa del Sol, the airports authority said.

At least two motorways have been closed and some public transport disrupted, officials said.

The flooding comes after months of virtual drought and soaring summer temperatures all over Spain that triggered thousands of wildfires.

Meanwhile, a tornado swept through a fair ground in the main square of Gandia in Valencia, in eastern Spain, on Friday night, knocking down a ferris wheel and injuring 35 workers.

Some 15 of the injured were seriously hurt. The storm damaged several rides and cut electricity to the site, which was closed at the time.


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