Deadly Rains in Southeast Spain Claim 6 Lives | WeatherBug
Main Menu
Responsive menu icon

Deadly Rains in Southeast Spain Claim 6 Lives

September 14, 2019
By Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Authorities say record rainfall in southeastern Spain has claimed two more lives, taking the death toll to six from the storms that have flooded roads and towns.

A fifth victim was found late on Friday night by police in the village of Redován. News agency Europa Press reported that police said the 58-year-old man was swept away by rushing waters when he got out of his vehicle.

A sixth victim was confirmed by authorities on Saturday — a 41-year-old man in the town of Orihuela, where the river Segura overflowed its banks on Friday.

Rescue workers saved thousands of people from rising waters on Friday as the record rainfall pounded southeastern Spain, closing airports, trains, roads and schools.

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez flew over the devastated areas on Saturday.

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

--------------
Story Image: People walk along a flooded road after heavy raining in El Raal, near Murcia, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Authorities say that record rainfall in southeastern Spain have claimed the lives of two more victims, taking the death toll to six from the storms that have flooded roads and towns. (AP Photos/Alfonso Duran)