Rainstorm in Spain leaves at least one dead, areas flooded and hundreds evacuated
Heavy rains caused by storm Laurence continue to rip through Spain, causing at least one death, overflowing rivers, accidents, blocked roads and evacuations in several regions.
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Heavy rains caused by storm Laurence continue to rip through Spain, causing at least one death, overflowing rivers, accidents, blocked roads and evacuations in several regions.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/18/rainstorm-in-spain-leaves-at-least-one-dead-areas-flooded-and-hundreds-evacuated
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00:00Officials ordered the evacuation of hundreds of homes near Malaga in southern Spain after
00:06heavy rains caused riverbanks to burst, unleashing flash floods.
00:11Firefighters were searching for a missing couple in Sevilla on Tuesday morning and found
00:16the body of a woman near the area where their vehicle disappeared.
00:21Andalusia's Interior Chief Antonio San said that 19 rivers in the region were on high
00:25alert for flooding.
00:28A total of 40 highways across the region, as well as some rail lines, had to be closed
00:33due to rising waters, and school classes were suspended in 16 municipalities.
00:39Spain, which has suffered from a prolonged drought in recent years, has received steady
00:43rainfall especially in its south for the last two weeks, and the latest storm proved too
00:49much for reservoirs and riverbanks.
00:52Scientists and government officials link these swings between extreme dry and wet spells
00:56to climate change, which has also produced increasingly hot summers in Spain.